A post was posted on an online community purporting to assassinate President Yoon Seok-yeol, and the police launched an investigation.
According to the police, an article titled 'How to Assassinate Yoon Seok-yeol' was posted on an online community at around 8:21 am today (7th).
The author of the post also wrote down the required amount, saying, "I have all the plans."
A netizen who saw this post reported it to the police at around 9:50 am, and the Daejeon Police Agency traced the author's Internet address, etc., and his residence was identified as Gwanak-gu, Seoul.
The police confirmed the identity of the author and secured a statement about how the article was posted.
A police official said, "Until now, it appears to be a false article with no intention of execution." "The investigation is ongoing."