Professor Seo Kyung-deok. [Newsis],
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, ‘[Herald Economy=Reporter Kang Yeon-ju] It was reported that Professor Seo Kyung-deok, known as a ‘Korean PR expert,’ is under investigation by the police for receiving death threats.’,
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, ‘On the morning of the 22nd, Professor Seo revealed through SNS, “Around midnight on the 20th, the doorbell rang, and when I opened the front door, three police officers were there,” stating that “they said they came to check if my safety was okay because a death threat post appeared on the internet.” ‘,
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, ‘Professor Seo stated, “There was a very serious death threat post in the comments section of an online news article, and after one user confirmed it, they immediately reported it to the police,” adding that “the police have initiated an investigation against the poster of the post.” ‘,
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, ‘He continued, “So far, some netizens who are obsessed with extreme right-wing views in Japan and pro-Chinese ideologies have been sending death threats via email and SNS DM for a long time,” explaining, “I have always responded at the forefront against historical distortions by Japan and China, which is why this has happened.” ‘,
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, ‘He expressed, “However, it was quite shocking to me that such posts appeared in the public comments section of domestic portals,” and said, “My wife and daughter were also greatly shocked.” ‘,
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, ‘In response, Professor Seo stated that he will take strong legal action in the future.’,
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, ‘He said, “If you come across such comments or posts in the future, please make sure to capture and send them to my DM,” and added, “I will no longer overlook it and will respond strongly and legally.” ‘,
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, ‘Earlier this year, Professor Seo expressed anger, saying, “It is so common for them to photoshop my daughter’s face onto the Rising Sun Flag, and they even edit difficult photos to attack me each time. This is truly inhumane.” ‘,
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, ‘On the 19th, he also complained, “Around the time of Liberation Day, Japanese extreme right-wing forces promoted Dokdo and the Rising Sun Flag using my fake account,” and said, “I have been subjected to constant insults and death threats for the past 20 years.” ‘,
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