{
  "id": 727923,
  "title": "Police searched the server company of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Tuesday over a post allegedly made by party leader Han Dong-hoon on the party’s online bulletin board that criticized the government.\n\n경찰은 이날 국민의힘 서버를 관리하는 업체를 압수수색했다.\n\nA police search of a server company took place amid allegations that Han Dong-hoon, leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), had made a post on the party’s online bulletin board that criticized the government.\n\n국민의힘 서버를 관리하는 업체 관계자는 “오전에 경찰이 서버를 압수수색했다”고 밝혔다.\n\nThe police investigation is focused on whether Han Dong-hoon, the current PPP leader, had made the post on the party’s bulletin board, and if so, whether it was written under a pseudonym.\n\n경찰은 한동훈 국민의힘 대표가 게시판에 글을 게시한 건지, 또 아이디가 실명이라면 아이디의 주인도 한 대표인지를 확인할 방침이다.\n\nThe police are also looking into whether the company had taken measures to protect the personal information of users.\n\n경찰 관계자는 “서버 관리 업체를 상대로 개인정보보호법 위반 여부도 들여다보고 있다”고 말했다.\n\nThe search is related to a post that appeared on the party’s bulletin board on Aug. 15 that strongly criticized President Yoon Suk Yeol.\n\n이번 압수수색은 지난달 15일 국민의힘 당원게시판에 윤석열 대통령을 강하게 비판하는 글이 게시된 사건과 관련 있다.\n\nThe post, which was later confirmed to have been written by a party member, not Han, sparked controversy as many speculated that it was written by Han, who denied the allegations.\n\n당시 게시판에는 윤석열 대통령을 비판하는 댓글이 달렸고, 작성자가 한 대표라는 의혹이 제기되면서 논란이 일었다.\n\nThe police investigation comes as Han is gearing up to run in the PPP’s leadership election next month.\n\n경찰의 압수수색은 한 대표가 내달 있을 국민의힘 전당대회 출마를 준비하는 상황에서 이뤄졌다.\n\nHan has been leading the party since 2021 and is eligible to run for re-election.\n\n한 대표는 2021년부터 국민의힘을 이끌어왔으며, 연임이 가능하다.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/story-727923",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T01:48:52.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/1272706.html"
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  "original_language": "ko",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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