Police apprehend bar owner, employees for spreading indecent flyers in Gangnam

SEOUL, Police have apprehended a bar owner and employees for distributing hundreds of thousands of flyers a day on the streets, including areas close to schools, in Seoul’s southern districts of Gangnam and Seocho, officials said Tuesday.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said two employees, aged 26 and 32, spread flyers with provocative content on the streets near Gangnam Station on May 17. They were accused of violating the Juvenile Protection Act and their motorcycle has also been confiscated.

Police have also apprehended the bar’s owner and two other employees.

Officials said the accused spread hundreds of thousands of such flyers on the streets and even near schools to lure customers for the past two to three years.

“We have been conducting a crackdown from May 6 to June 30 to root out illegal flyers that harm public order and the urban landscape,” a police officer said, adding they plan to actively search outside the Gangnam area.

Source: Yonhap News Agency