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

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.