A man in his 20s was referred to prosecutors for allegedly posting 211 messages disparaging victims and distorting their experiences.
A man in his 20s has been referred to prosecutors for allegedly posting messages online that disparaged victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery, in the first case under a new law criminalizing the spread of false information about the issue, police said Wednesday.
The suspect has been referred to prosecution without detention on charges of violating a law protecting victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency said Wednesday.
The case marked the first apprehension since new provisions criminalizing the spread of false information about Japan's wartime sexual slavery took effect on June 11. The law intends to protect victims who were forced to provide sexual services to Japanese soldiers between 1931 and 1945, when Korea was under the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule.
The suspect is accused of publishing and circulating 211 posts in July that disparaged the victims and distorted accounts of their suffering on online forums, including DC Inside, far-right Ilbe and FM Korea.
Police reportedly launched an investigation after discovering the posts during routine online monitoring. Investigators found that the suspect had no particular motive beyond attracting attention.
Under the amended law and its enforcement decree, anyone who distorts accounts of victims' suffering or spreads false information to disparage...
A man in his 20s was referred to prosecutors for allegedly posting 211 messages disparaging victims and distorting their experiences. A man in his 20s has been referred to prosecutors for allegedly...