The operator of a so-called'digital prison', which caused controversy over'private punishment' by disclosing the personal information of criminals in violent cases such as sex crimes, was arrested overseas.
The National Police Agency arrested Mr. A, a man in his 30s, who is accused of posting personal information while running a digital prison, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on the 22nd of the 22nd Korean time (around 6 p.m. local time) in an international cooperation investigation by Interpol (International Criminal Police Agency). It was revealed on the 23rd.
Mr. A has opened and operated a digital prison site and Instagram account from March this year, and is accused of unauthorized posting of the personal information of the suspects in cases such as digital sexual crimes, murder, and child abuse, and the results of court sentences.
An official from the National Police Agency said, "As the investigation has not been conducted properly, detailed personal information such as A's job and the presence of an accomplice have not been confirmed.
The police plan to investigate the motives of the crime as soon as the police return Mr. A to Korea.
However, it is reported that due to the worldwide spread of Corona 19, it is difficult to secure flights.
Mr. A was known as the operator of the first digital prison.
On the 8th, when controversy over digital prisons grew, access to the site was suddenly blocked.
On the 11th, three days later, a statement posted on the main screen of the homepage was posted by a person who identified himself as the second operator.
In his position, he said, "I promise to disclose personal information only if there are certain evidences, such as court rulings, press releases, etc."
The digital prison is still in operation as of 5pm on the 23rd.
Digital prisons have created a lot of controversy in that the disclosure of personal information, which must be carefully determined through strict legal judgment, is made by individuals.
A male college student, whose personal information was revealed on suspicion of making sexual exploits, made an extreme choice, and a university professor, despite being unfounded in fact, reversed the frame of being a'sex exploiter'.
Accordingly, the Daegu Police Agency's Cyber Investigation Team initiated a digital prison investigation under the direction of the Police Agency in May.
The Daegu Police Agency confirmed that the suspect was staying overseas and requested an international coordination investigation by Interpol through the Foreign Investigation Division of the National Police Agency on the 31st of last month.
The National Police Agency requested an arrest from the Ministry of Public Security in Vietnam in February last year after obtaining information that Mr. A, who left for Cambodia, had moved to a neighboring country, Vietnam.
In addition, it was issued a red wanted badge, the highest level of Interpol wanted.
According to the National Police Agency, the investigation team of the Ministry of Public Security in Vietnam identified A's hiding place and secured a closed-circuit (CC) TV video showing the person suspected of being A.
The National Police Agency concluded that the man in the video was Mr. A, and the Vietnamese investigation team arrested him on his way home the night before.
An official from the National Police Agency said, "We will continue to pursue and arrest foreign refugees through active cooperation with various domestic and international organizations including Interpol."