Police Investigate 159 Cases of Malicious Posts Against ‘Muan Jeju Air Disaster’ Bereaved Families

[Muan Jeju Air Disaster], [Muan=Newsis] Reporter Kim Hye-in – On the morning of the 7th, the 10th day after the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster, snow that fell the previous night is piled up at the accident site at Muan Airport, Jeonnam. 2025.01.07. [email protected] /Photo=, ‘The National Police Agency’s Bureau of Investigation announced on the 8th that they are investigating 159 malicious posts against the victims and bereaved families of the Muan International Airport disaster in Jeonnam.’,
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, ‘The police are investigating all reported cases received both online and offline. Malicious posts as well as false videos uploaded on YouTube are being investigated.’,
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, ‘On the 4th, the police apprehended a man in his 30s, Mr. A, who wrote defamatory posts about the victims and bereaved families of the Muan International Airport disaster. The police plan to investigate Mr. A without detention.’,
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, ‘A police official stated, “Mr. A’s posts were one-time and relatively mild, so there are no plans to apply for an arrest warrant,” adding that “he has acknowledged his wrongdoing and expressed an intention to apologize.”‘,
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, ‘The official continued, “Posting malicious comments and videos online is a serious criminal act,” urging people to “refrain from posting rumors and hateful posts or videos so that the bereaved families do not suffer further.”‘,
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, ‘According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the fire authorities, an aircraft from Bangkok, Thailand attempted a belly landing on the runway of Muan International Airport in Jeonnam at around 9:03 am on the 29th of last month, colliding with the airport’s outer wall and exploding. The aircraft was Jeju Air flight 7C2216, a B737-800 with a total of 181 people on board, including 175 passengers and 6 crew members.’,
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, ‘The fire authorities rescued two crew members. The remaining 179 passengers were confirmed dead. Among the deceased passengers, two were Thai citizens.’, ‘article_split’,