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Sat, December 9, 2023 | 09:12
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Questions rise over Yasukuni blast suspect
정부, 日언론 '야스쿠니 韓용의자' 신상공개에 공식항의
Posted : 2015-12-10 16:42
Updated : 2015-12-10 21:13
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By Chung Ah-young

Questions remain over the unexplained behavior of a Korean man under arrest in Japan for an alleged bombing at a public restroom at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo last month.

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department (MDP) is questioning the 27-year-old Korean man, surnamed Jeon, on charges of trespassing on shrine premises, allegedly linking him to the explosion there on Nov. 23.

But it remains unclear why he returned to Japan after leaving the country on Nov. 23 right after the incident.

Jeon was arrested at Tokyo's Haneda Airport Wednesday morning. He had previously visited Tokyo from Nov. 21 to 23.

Before arresting him Wednesday, Japanese law enforcement had not requested the Korean government to extradite Jeon. So his reentry was unexpected.

According to local reports, Jeon made confusing statements about the incident. He generally denied the allegations, but he said that he went back to Japan to "check the restroom" where the explosion was heard at the shrine, which is the most incomprehensible part of his behavior.

He may not have expected his arrest, since he had booked a return flight to Korea on the same day.

According to a telephone interview with a Japanese broadcaster on Tuesday, he admitted that he visited the shrine but said that he didn't know about the explosion.
NHK also said that his visit last month was his first time in Japan and he was not involved in any anti-Japanese activism. Given this, it is believed he does not belong to any specific group.

Jeon's mother said that she last saw him three months ago and doesn't know why her son went to Japan. "I learned that my son was involved in the explosion through television news," she said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency. "I don't think it's true. He is not the kind of person who harms others."

Born in Namwon, North Jeolla Province, he was discharged as a sergeant in the Air Force earlier this year in March after enlisting in 2009. He does not have a job.

Sankei Shimbun said that the MDP is considering dispatching their investigators to Korea to further look into the background of his involvement in the incident.
The explosion at the shrine was heard on the morning of Nov. 23 but no one was injured.

Police said Jeon was recorded on surveillance cameras outside the restroom after the explosion. The video footage shows that he wore dark clothes, carrying a backpack and a bag some 30 minutes before the blast at the shrine, according to the MPD.

The MPD is investigating the incident based on items such as a digital timer, gunpowder, a bundle of pipes and batteries found near the explosion site.

The shrine has long been regarded as a source of diplomatic conflict by China and Korea, as Japan's high-ranking politicians pay homage there frequently. Its honor list includes Class A war criminals added in the late 1970s along with around 2.5 million war dead.



정부, 日언론 '야스쿠니 韓용의자' 신상공개에 공식항의

日정부에 외교채널로 '얼굴·실명공개 항의'…日 '언론이 멋대로 한것'

정부는 일본 야스쿠니(靖國) 신사 폭발음 사건의 용의자로 체포된 한국인 전모(27)씨의 신상을 공개한 일본 언론의 보도 행태에 대해 10일 일본 정부에 공식 항의했다.

조준혁 외교부 대변인은 이날 기자들과 만나 '(전씨의) 사진과 이름이 공개되고 신원이 지나치게 자세히 공개된 것 등 일본 언론의 보도 행태에 대해 외교 채널을 통해 공식적으로 일본 측에 항의를 했다'고 말했다.

외교부는 이날 오전 이른 시각 주한일본대사관 측을 통해 항의의 뜻을 전달한 것으로 알려졌다.

일본 언론은 전날 일본 경찰에 체포된 전씨의 실명을 모두 공개하고 얼굴 사진 등을 그대로 노출해 보도한 바 있다.

이는 일본 언론이 평소 사건·사고 소식을 전하는 관행이지만, 한국에서는 용의자의 신원 공개에 신중한 점을 고려해야 하는 것 아니냐는 지적이 제기되고 있다.

우리 정부가 일본 측에 항의하고 자제를 촉구한 것도 이런 점을 염두에 둔 것으로 보인다.

그러나 일본 정부는 언론 기관이 전씨의 신상을 노출한 것은 정부와는 무관하다는 입장을 보였다.

일본 정부 대변인인 스가 요시히데(菅義偉) 관방장관은 같은 날 정례 기자회견에서 '경찰이 특별히 얼굴 사진을 제공한 것은 전혀 없으므로 미디어 종사자가 멋대로 한 것이 아니겠느냐'며 이같이 말했다.

우리 정부가 일본 측에 항의하고 이를 공개한 것은 전씨에 대한 대우에 논란이 일어 한일관계에 갈등 요소가 부각하는 것을 차단하려는 목적으로도 풀이된다.

조준혁 대변인은 이날 정례브리핑에서 이번 일이 한일관계에 미칠 영향에 대해서 '먼저 수사 진행 상황을 지켜보는 것이 순리'라며 '결과가 아직 나오지 않은 상황에서 그것을 예단할 수는 없다'며 조심스러운 반응을 보였다.

그는 '전씨가 전날 영사면담에서 수사 과정에 대한 불만 등을 언급했느냐'는 질문에는 '수사가 진행 중에 있기 때문에 구체적인 내용을 언급하는 것은 적절치 않다'고 답했다.

그는 '(전씨에 대해) 일본에 있는 영사가 충분한 조력을 제공하고 있다'며 '필요한 지원을 계속해 나가겠다'고 말했다.

'전씨가 일본에 입국하기 전 한국 정부에 접촉해온 바가 없느냐'는 질문에는 '전혀 아는 바가 없다'고 일축했다.

한편, 조 대변인은 지난 8일 북방한계선(NLL) 남쪽을 침범한 중국의 어선 단속정이 우리 군의 경고사격을 받은 것에 대해 중국 측에서 사실 여부에 대한 문의를 해 왔다고 밝혔다.

그는 '(중국 측이 사건과 관련한) 언론의 보도가 사실인지 여부에 대해서만 문의를 해 왔다'며 '해명요구나 입장을 전달받은 것은 없다'고 말했다.  (연합뉴스)
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