Man nabbed for threatening to kill Seoul mayor
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon speaks during the opening ceremony of the Seoul Metropolitan Council extraordinary session at the council building in Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap
Police apprehended a man suspected of posting online messages threatening to kill Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, officials said Friday.
The man, who is in his 20s, was apprehended at his residence in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, at around 5:55 p.m. after posting multiple messages on online forums earlier in the day, according to the Gyeonggi Hwaseong Dongtan Police.
Alongside the murder threat, the messages posted by the suspect included a complaint on a road construction project in western Seoul that has caused inconvenience for users.
Police had tracked down the suspect by tracing his messages and reportedly visited the Seoul Metropolitan Council to confirm whether Oh was safe. They plan to further probe into why the suspect posted such messages.