Police investigate death threat against Lee Jae Myung

The Hyehwa Police Station is looking into the author after authorities were tipped off about a social media post on Monday morning.

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President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the Blue House in central Seoul on Jan. 20.

A threat to "kill President Lee Jae Myung today" was posted on social media Monday, prompting a police investigation into the author's identity.

The author was found to have posted the same threatening message on their social media account five times around 6:30 a.m. that day, according to the Hyehwa Police Station. 

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency received a report around 9:30 a.m. stating that "a post threatening to assassinate President Lee Jae Myung had appeared on social media," and assigned the case to the Hyehwa precinct. Police are tracking the author's identity using the social media account and internet protocol information.

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BY JUNG SI-NAE [lee.jian@joongang.co.kr]

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.

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