30-year-old digital prison operator, who called for the death of former students, forcibly repatriated to Korea tomorrow

Digital prison in operation on September 27. [사진 홈페이지 캡처]

The operator of a “digital prison” arrested in Vietnam is forcibly repatriated to Korea on the 6th. The digital prison is an Internet home page that indiscriminately disseminates personal information of suspected sex offenders. It claims to be a ‘prison’, but it is a private organization that has nothing to do with the judicial authorities.

Police Commissioner Kim Chang-ryong gave a press conference at the police office on the 5th and said, “A man in his 30s who is the operator of a digital prison will be forcibly repatriated from Vietnam around 6 am on the 6th “. The police plan to use a special letter according to the new coronavirus infection situation, and take control (repatriate without entry) Mr. A inside the security area after arriving at the airport without entry procedures.

Previously, the National Police Agency, in cooperation with Interpol, arrested Mr. A on defamation charges under the Information and Communication Networks Act in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, around 6 p.m. on 22 last month ( local time). Since March of this year, Mr. A has been accused of defamation after posting personal information (names, photos, phone numbers, etc.) of suspected sex offenders on the home page of the digital prison and on the Instagram account . The crime of defamation can be established regardless of whether it is based on facts or false information.

The biggest problem is catching Amon’s people. The Police judged that “some sex offenders who have already been prosecuted or need to be investigated among the people who have been assigned to digital prisons, but there are cases that have no relation to the crime.” On the 3rd of last month, a Korean University student who was registered in a digital prison made an extreme decision and said, “I’m sorry.”

The Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency, which is in charge of the investigation, plans to expand the investigation to accomplices after conducting an in-depth investigation as soon as Mr. A. enters. Currently, the second phase of the digital prison has been launched and, despite the arrest of Mr. A and the “blocking of access to the home page” by the Korea Communications Commission, the domain is being changed and personal information is being disclosed. The police are also investigating similar organizations such as ‘The Scarlet Letter’ active on Telegram.

The digital prisons and the scarlet letters read: “The current judicial system has no choice but to personally punish sex offenders because the bat is punished.” When it comes to the danger of leading an innocent person as a sex offender, she argues that “I will strengthen the verification effort to fix the problem.”

Reporter Minjoong Kim [email protected]