A man in his 50s has been arrested after posting thousands of false articles over five years claiming that national disasters, including the Sewol ferry tragedy, were "staged frauds." The police determined that by describing the Itaewon crowd crush as "a corpse-play movie with human dummies laid out," he amplified hatred and distrust toward the victims' families.
The National Office of Investigation at the Korean National Police Agency announced on May 31 that it had arrested Mr. A on charges including defamation of the deceased, insult, and violation of the Framework Act on Telecommunications. Mr. A is alleged to have posted thousands of defamatory and insulting false articles related to disasters such as the Sewol ferry, Itaewon, and passenger plane accidents on major online communities from 2022 up until recently.
According to the police, Mr. A continuously posted false statements such as "The Sewol ferry disaster was a pre-arranged national scam," "The Sewol ferry was staged," "The passenger plane accident was a corpse-selling fraud," and "The Itaewon disaster was a poorly made movie using dummies for corpse play." The police concluded that through these posts, Mr. A insulted and defamed the victims' families.
An investigation revealed that Mr. A had posted approximately 3,000 false articles related to disasters, including the...
Spreading False Claims of "Corpse-Play Theater" About National Disasters Thousands of Defamatory and Insulting Posts Over Five Years Since 2022 A man in his 50s has been arrested after posting thou...