
USFK soldier suspected of uploading fake picture of bombing
According to the prosecution, the Korean-American private, identified only by his initial M, allegedly posted a satellite photo of the U.S.'s 2003 attack on Baghdad, Iraq, on an Internet bulletin board, contending that it depicted North Korea's deadly artillery attack against South Korea's border island of Yeonpyeong on Nov. 23.
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A fake picture of North Korea's shelling on Yeonpyeong Island |
The picture was taken on April 2, 2003 and posted on the Web site of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), investigators said.
The 20-year-old suspect, a soldier in the U.S. Army, downloaded the picture while surfing online and reposted it on the bulletin board, saying that he obtained high-quality information from the U.S. Army, they added.
The photo, which showed a devastated area engulfed in black smoke, spread rapidly online, and local and international broadcasters including CNN cited the picture in reports.
"The suspect passed off the Baghdad picture as a photo of the bombardment on Yeonpyeong Island and made people believe that the situation was more serious," said an official from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.
"We informed the USFK of this illegality in order to declare our firm pledge to punish any illegal acts," said the official.
About 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea, a legacy of the Korean War that ended with a cease-fire, leaving the Korean Peninsula technically still at war.
(Yonhap News)
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검찰, í•œêµê³„ 사병 ì‹ ì› ë¯¸êµ°ì— í†µë³´
(서울=연합뉴스) ê°•ê±´íƒ ê¸°ìž = 서울중앙지검 첨단범죄수사2부(ê¹€ì˜ëŒ€ 부장검사 )는 ì´ë¼í¬ í격 ìž¥ë©´ì„ ë‹´ì€ ì‚¬ì§„ì„ ë¶í•œì˜ ì—°í‰ë„ í¬ê²© 현장ì´ë¼ê³ ì†ì—¬ ì¸í„°ë„·ì— 게시한 미 육군 ì‚¬ë³‘ì˜ ì‹ ì›ì„ 확ì¸í•´ 미군 ì¸¡ì— í†µë³´í–ˆë‹¤ê³ 19ì¼ ë°í˜”다.
ê²€ì°°ì— ë”°ë¥´ë©´ í•œêµê³„ 미군 ì´ë³‘ M(20)씨는 지난달 23ì¼ ì˜¤í›„ 3ì‹œ30분께 í•œ 커 뮤니티사ì´íŠ¸ 게시íŒì— `ì„œë²„ì— ìœ„ì„±ì‚¬ì§„ 떴다'는 ì œëª©ìœ¼ë¡œ ì´ë¼í¬ 바그다드 í격 ë‹¹ì‹œì˜ ìœ„ì„±ì‚¬ì§„ì„ ë¶í•œì˜ ì—°í‰ë„ í¬ê²© ì‚¬ì§„ì¸ ê²ƒì²˜ëŸ¼ 올린 í˜ì˜ë¥¼ ë°›ê³ ìžˆë‹¤.
ì´ ì‚¬ì§„ì€ ë¯¸í•ê³µìš°ì£¼êµ(NASA) 홈페ì´ì§€ì— ê²Œìž¬ëœ 2003ë…„ 4ì›”2ì¼ ë°”ê·¸ë‹¤ë“œ í격 사진으로, M씨가 ì¸í„°ë„· ê²€ìƒ‰ì„ í†µí•´ ë‚´ë ¤ë°›ì€ ê²ƒìœ¼ë¡œ 조사ë다.
그러나 해당 지ì—ì´ ì˜¨í†µ ê²€ì€ ì—°ê¸°ë¡œ íœ©ì‹¸ì¸ ê´‘ê²½ì„ ë‹´ê³ ìžˆì–´ ìˆ˜ë§Žì€ ë„¤í‹°ì¦Œ ì´ ì§„ì§œ ì—°í‰ë„ í¬ê²© 장면으로 ì°©ê°í•˜ê³ 다른 í¬í„¸ì‚¬ì´íŠ¸ë‚˜ 트위터 등으로 ì‚¬ì§„ì„ í¼ë‚ ëžë‹¤.
심지어 CNNì„ ë¹„ë¡¯í•œ êµë‚´ì™¸ ë°©ì†¡ì‚¬ë“¤ì´ ì—°í‰ë„ í¬ê²© ì†ë³´ë¥¼ ì „í•˜ë©´ì„œ ì´ ì‚¬ì§„ ì„ ì¸ìš©í•˜ê¸°ë„ 했다.
M씨는 êµë‚´ì—ì„œ ê³ êµë¥¼ ì¡¸ì—…í•˜ê³ ì„œ 지난해 미êµìœ¼ë¡œ 건너가 워싱턴주 소재 육군 부대ì—ì„œ 보급병으로 근무 중ì´ë©° í‰ì†Œ êµë‚´ ì¸í„°ë„· 사ì´íŠ¸ì— ìžì£¼ ì ‘ì†í–ˆë‹¤ê³ 검찰 ì€ ì „í–ˆë‹¤.
M씨는 ìžì£¼ ì´ìš©í•˜ë˜ 사ì´íŠ¸ 게시íŒì— ì—°í‰ë„ í¬ê²©ì— 관한 ê¸€ì´ ë§Žì´ ì˜¬ë¼ì˜¤ìž 미군ì—ì„œ ê³ ê¸‰ ì •ë³´ë¥¼ 입수한 것처럼 ê³¼ì‹œí•˜ë ¤ê³ ì—‰í„°ë¦¬ ì‚¬ì§„ì„ ì˜¬ë¦° 것으로 ê²€ì°°ì€ ë³´ê³ ìžˆë‹¤.
검찰 관계ìžëŠ” "M씨는 í격으로 극심한 피해를 ìž…ì€ ë°”ê·¸ë‹¤ë“œ ì‚¬ì§„ì„ ì—°í‰ë„ 사 진으로 위장해 ì¸í„°ë„·ê³¼ 방송으로 ì‚¬ì§„ì„ ì ‘í•œ ì‹œë¯¼ë“¤ì´ í˜„ìž¥ ìƒí™©ì„ ì‹¤ì œë³´ë‹¤ ì‹¬ê° í•œ 것으로 오ì¸í•˜ê²Œ 만들었다"ê³ ì„¤ëª…í–ˆë‹¤.
ì´ì–´ "위법 행위는 êµë‚´ì™¸ë¥¼ ë¶ˆë¬¸í•˜ê³ ë까지 ì±…ìž„ì„ ë¬»ê² ë‹¤ëŠ” 척결 ì˜ì§€ë¥¼ ë³´ ì—¬ì£¼ê³ ìž Mì”¨ì˜ ìœ„ë²• ì‚¬ì‹¤ì„ ë¯¸êµ°ì— í†µë³´í–ˆë‹¤"ê³ ë§ë¶™ì˜€ë‹¤.
ê²€ì°°ì€ ì—°í‰ë„ í¬ê²© ì§í›„ íœ´ëŒ€ì „í™” 문ìžë©”시지로 가짜 ì§•ì§‘ë ¹ ë“±ì˜ ìœ ì–¸ë¹„ì–´ë¥¼ í¼ëœ¨ë¦° í˜ì˜(ì „ê¸°í†µì‹ ê¸°ë³¸ë²• 위반)ë¡œ 지금까지 ëª¨ë‘ 28ëª…ì„ ë¶ˆêµ¬ì† ê¸°ì†Œí–ˆê³ , 죄질 ì´ ê°€ë³ê±°ë‚˜ 나ì´ê°€ 어린 19ëª…ì€ ë³´í˜¸ê´€ì°°ì†Œ 사ì´ë²„범죄 êµí™”í”„ë¡œê·¸ëž¨ì„ ì´ìˆ˜í•˜ëŠ” 조건으로 ìž…ê±´ ìœ ì˜ˆí‚¤ë¡œ 했다.
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