Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Liberal activist under probe for threatening liberal lawmaker
A box containing a threatening letter, a dead bird and a knife has been sent to Rep. Youn So-ha. Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
A liberal activist is being investigated for allegedly threatening a liberal lawmaker, police said Monday.
According to the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul, police apprehended the accused, 35, surnamed Yoon, for allegedly sending a threatening letter with a dead bird and a knife to Rep. Youn So-ha, floor leader of the minor liberal Justice Party.
Police said the suspect, a senior official at an activist group for liberal college students, made the incident look like a radical right-winger sent the box.
In the letter, Yoon said, “You are a stooge of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea … Watch your back. You are in our target range.”
The motive for the threat remains unclear.
Party chairwoman Lee Jeong-mi and National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang denounced the incident, calling it a threat to all party members and Korean society.