
Police transfer Jeon Han-gil on charges of saying that North Korea intervened in the May 18 Democratization Movement
The police transferred YouTuber Jeon Han-gil, a former Korean history instructor, to the Seoul Central District Public Prosecution Office on charges of spreading false information on YouTube about North Korea's involvement in the May 18 Democratization Movement.
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A special law provision punishing the spread of false information about the May 18 Democratization Movement was newly established in January 2021.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Minhyuk Yoon = The police handed over Jeon Han-gil, a YouTuber and former Korean history instructor, to the Public Prosecution Office on charges of saying that North Korea intervened in the May 18 Democratization Movement.
According to the police on the 2nd, the Metropolitan Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency transferred Mr. Jeon to the Seoul Central District Public Prosecution Office on the 30th of last month for violating the Special Act on the May 18 Democratization Movement.
Mr. Jeon is accused of spreading false information on his YouTube channel on April 22 this year to the effect that North Korea intervened in the May 18 Democratization Movement.
The May 18th Democratization Movement Act was revised and implemented on January 5, 2021, and a new provision was created to punish the spread of false information related to the May 18th Democratization Movement.
Article 8 of the Special Act stipulates that anyone who spreads false information about the May 18 Democratization Movement using information and communications networks will be punished by imprisonment for up to 5 years or a fine of up to 50 million won.

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