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omonatheydidAnother bomb threat has been made at an event featuring an Apink member.
Jung Eun Ji was scheduled to attend the press conference for upcoming drama “Untouchable” at 2 p.m. KST on November 21. At 1:10 p.m., the venue received a phone call from an unidentified male who stated, “I know there is an ‘Untouchable’ event. I have a grudge. I am setting off a bomb.”
The police were called, and they searched the reporters and venue. After a thorough search, no explosives were found, and the press conference was eventually able to begin around 2:20 p.m.
Apink members have continuously been facing bomb threats since June at various events. The new threat was likely made by the same suspect as before, who is currently residing in Canada.
Jung Eun Ji has addressed the suspect of bomb threats against Apink.
After the most recent threat at the “Untouchable” press conference, Jung Eun Ji took to her Instagram to share her thoughts.
She began, “I do not know who you are, but the authorities know who you are,” and continued, “However, as the laws are different in Canada and Korea, although he is committing crimes, although they know who he is, they have been unable to punish him. Please take stronger measures so that the criminal who is continuing to do damage can be caught as quickly as possible.”
Jung Eun Ji concluded, “Also to the police who always work hard and the reporters who came and waited today, sorry and thank you.”
News outlet Sports Kyunghyang spoke with a police source to find out whether or not the suspect behind these threats can be arrested. The interview is as follows:
What is the status of the investigation?
“It is presumed that the suspect behind the ‘Untouchable’ press conference case on November 21 is the same culprit who made threats last month. The suspect is Korean American and currently living in Canada. His identity has been figured out but he is not at his original residence, so they are trying to track down his location.”
Will it be difficult to arrest a suspect overseas?
“An American in Canada is committing a crime against a Korean celebrity. Thus we requested cooperation for the investigation from the United States and Canada. However, it’s a complex situation with three countries getting involved. Although it’s presumed that he’s of Korean ethnicity he doesn’t have Korean citizenship. It will be difficult to punish him if Canada does not send him [to Korea]. Requests are continuously being made but we can’t know if the police dragnet is closing in on him. An investigation is taking place through Interpol as well, but while this case is a serious crime in our situation it may not be considered important in that country.”
How can the suspect get arrested?
“The most important factor is the stances from the United States and Canada. If they regard it simply as an insane person making false reports then proceedings will not be favorable. What we can do will be limited. In the case that an American Korean commited the same crime against an American celebrity while in Korea, the American police would not be able to do much about it either. Apink’s threat case will depend on whether or not the United States and Canada’s authorities who have jurisdiction have volition [to do something]. This part is something we can’t proceed with against their will. If cooperation from the United States and Canada goes well, it is possible to punish the suspect in Korea under Korean law. The severity of the punishment will be judged by the court.”
sources: soompi 1, 2, 3, naver 1, 2, eunjis insta
Jung Eun Ji was scheduled to attend the press conference for upcoming drama “Untouchable” at 2 p.m. KST on November 21. At 1:10 p.m., the venue received a phone call from an unidentified male who stated, “I know there is an ‘Untouchable’ event. I have a grudge. I am setting off a bomb.”
The police were called, and they searched the reporters and venue. After a thorough search, no explosives were found, and the press conference was eventually able to begin around 2:20 p.m.
Apink members have continuously been facing bomb threats since June at various events. The new threat was likely made by the same suspect as before, who is currently residing in Canada.
Jung Eun Ji has addressed the suspect of bomb threats against Apink.
After the most recent threat at the “Untouchable” press conference, Jung Eun Ji took to her Instagram to share her thoughts.
She began, “I do not know who you are, but the authorities know who you are,” and continued, “However, as the laws are different in Canada and Korea, although he is committing crimes, although they know who he is, they have been unable to punish him. Please take stronger measures so that the criminal who is continuing to do damage can be caught as quickly as possible.”
Jung Eun Ji concluded, “Also to the police who always work hard and the reporters who came and waited today, sorry and thank you.”
News outlet Sports Kyunghyang spoke with a police source to find out whether or not the suspect behind these threats can be arrested. The interview is as follows:
What is the status of the investigation?
“It is presumed that the suspect behind the ‘Untouchable’ press conference case on November 21 is the same culprit who made threats last month. The suspect is Korean American and currently living in Canada. His identity has been figured out but he is not at his original residence, so they are trying to track down his location.”
Will it be difficult to arrest a suspect overseas?
“An American in Canada is committing a crime against a Korean celebrity. Thus we requested cooperation for the investigation from the United States and Canada. However, it’s a complex situation with three countries getting involved. Although it’s presumed that he’s of Korean ethnicity he doesn’t have Korean citizenship. It will be difficult to punish him if Canada does not send him [to Korea]. Requests are continuously being made but we can’t know if the police dragnet is closing in on him. An investigation is taking place through Interpol as well, but while this case is a serious crime in our situation it may not be considered important in that country.”
How can the suspect get arrested?
“The most important factor is the stances from the United States and Canada. If they regard it simply as an insane person making false reports then proceedings will not be favorable. What we can do will be limited. In the case that an American Korean commited the same crime against an American celebrity while in Korea, the American police would not be able to do much about it either. Apink’s threat case will depend on whether or not the United States and Canada’s authorities who have jurisdiction have volition [to do something]. This part is something we can’t proceed with against their will. If cooperation from the United States and Canada goes well, it is possible to punish the suspect in Korea under Korean law. The severity of the punishment will be judged by the court.”
sources: soompi 1, 2, 3, naver 1, 2, eunjis insta
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Date: 2017-11-21 08:32 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2017-11-21 09:03 pm (UTC)because not only are the reoccurring threats to apink themselves stressful enough, they constantly require police presence and i think some events have been shutdown/post-poned for investigations?
maybe if we get this to buzzfeed it'd be a good place to start?
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Date: 2017-11-22 04:28 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2017-11-22 04:28 pm (UTC)I would hope that in the current climate this doesn't get pushed aside. I know that maybe it isn't the highest priority case in the grand scheme of things but he still should not be allowed to get away with this. it seems like it would be such a simple fix too, relatively speaking. they seem to know who he is and it doesn't seem like double criminality would be an issue here?
idk, I grew up with the IRA being active, bomb threats are not a joke.