The man in his 20s who posted a threatening letter saying, ``Together with Takashi Gao will kill Democratic Party members,'' told police it was a prank - South Korea

A man in his 20s has been arrested by police after posting a message in an online game chat room saying he would kill Democratic Party (opposition) members of the Democratic Party (opposition party) along with Ko Min Jeong.
According to the Cyber Investigation Team of the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency on the 26th, at around 2:47 p.m. that day, police arrested Suspect A in a threatening manner at his residence in Gwangjin District, Seoul.
He was immediately arrested on suspicion. At around 9:17 a.m. the day before, Suspect A posted in an online game chat room, ``I will kill Democratic Party members along with Ko Woo-jeong, who is running for office in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.''
He is accused of posting a message saying. Suspect A reportedly told police, ``I posted it that way as a joke.I had no intention of killing Councilor Takashi.''
The day before, the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency received a 112 call from a citizen living in the area regarding a letter written by Suspect A.
After that, they cooperated with the Seoul Gwangjin Police Station to protect Rep. Go's personal safety, launched an IP trace, and arrested Suspect A. A police official said, ``Those who post threatening messages that cause a sense of anxiety to the public will definitely be arrested.''
will be severely punished."