A high school student who threatened to install an explosive at the old Andong Station, which was being filmed for a documentary, received a suspended sentence. The Changwon District Court sentenced a 17-year-old high school student, A, to two years of probation and 80 hours of community service for making a false report to a public office. On July 11, 2021, A chatted with a friend on a social media messaging app, saying, “I’m going to install an explosive at the old Andong Station, which is being filmed for ‘Docu 3 Days.’” This conversation was reported to the police, and A was investigated. The prosecution requested a suspended sentence, citing that A had no previous convictions and had expressed remorse for his actions. The court also considered that A had made a false report to a public office, but that he had not actually installed an explosive and that his motive was to get attention from his friends. The court said, “It is not a light crime to make a false report to a public office, but the defendant has expressed remorse and there are no previous convictions.” The court added, “The defendant’s actions could have caused a stampede and a serious accident, and it is fortunate that no one was injured.” The documentary in question, ‘Docu 3 Days,’ is a program that films people and events over three days and nights. The filming took place at the old Andong Station, which was scheduled to be demolished.
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