Man gets 1-yr prison term for defaming Sewol ferry, Itaewon crush victims
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A man accused of posting false information about the ...
A man, identified only by his surname Kang, has been sentenced to one year in prison for making false and insulting statements about the victims and families affected by the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster and the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush. The Seoul Western District Court's ruling comes after Kang was found guilty of posting baseless claims on his blog over the past two years.
Kang, in his 50s, was arrested in connection with allegations that he falsely linked the Itaewon disaster to the Sewol tragedy and claimed that the bereaved families of both incidents were the same. The court emphasized that by spreading unsubstantiated allegations, Kang caused significant distress to the bereaved families and misled the public.
A total of 304 students perished when the overloaded ferry capsized on April 16, 2014, while 159 people lost their lives in the Itaewon crush on October 22, 2022.
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