韓国警察は、インターネット上において「韓国で損壊遺体が多数発見された」とする虚偽の情報を拡散したユーチューバーに対し、正式な捜査に着手したと発表した。
South Korean police announced that they have officially launched an investigation into a YouTuber who spread false information online claiming that numerous decomposed bodies were found in South Korea.
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On the 5th, the National Police Agency announced through a press release that the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Cyber Crime Investigation Unit had been instructed to conduct a swift investigation into this YouTuber.
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The subject of the investigation is a person known as Korean Teacher Debo-chan, who has over 960,000 subscribers.
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Debo-chan is a Korean YouTuber who mainly operates in Japan, and on the 22nd of last month, she posted a video titled, Recently, crimes committed by Chinese people entering Korea without visas, such as murder and organ trafficking, have become more serious.
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In this video, Debo-chan makes unverified claims such as 37 lower-body corpses were found in Korea, and up to 150 cases are being secretly investigated.
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The National Police Agency regards these acts as serious crimes and has stated that, after confirming the facts, it will deal with them strictly in accordance with the relevant laws.
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Currently, the police are confirming this YouTubers nationality and place of residence, and at the same time, they are considering applying charges of violating the Basic Telecommunications Act.
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The police have determined that this video could not only cause confusion among citizens, but also lead to social unrest and have a serious impact on South Koreas international image.
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In particular, since this act could negatively affect foreigners visiting or investing in Korea, it is strictly regulated as something that could harm the national interest.
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Police authorities stated, In order to continue preventing false or fabricated information that could cause social disorder, we will maintain swift and resolute responses and protect the publics right to know.
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