A man in his 20s was booked for sending a text message to 112 saying, “I will assassinate CEO Jang Dong-hyuk.”

The Taean Police Station in South Chungcheong Province announced on the 14th that it has booked and is investigating Mr. A, in his 20s, on charges of sending a threatening text message threatening to assassinate People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk (attempted intimidation).

Mr. A is accused of sending a text message to 112 from his home in Taean-gun at around 12:50 p.m. the previous day, saying, "I will assassinate People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk."

The police arrested Mr. A as a criminal at 1:20 p.m., about 30 minutes after receiving the text message.

In a police investigation, Mr. A is said to have made a statement to the effect that "I was watching TV and was angry at the thought that Representative Jang was not performing his role as the representative of the opposition party, so I committed the crime accidentally."

The police concluded that Mr. A, who suffered from mental illness, had no actual plans to commit the crime, and released him after completing the investigation.

The police plan to determine the direction for handling the case after additionally checking communication records.