Jung Yo Ahn, the officer in charge of the monitoring and auditing department, said, "It is very shameful and disappointing that internal information was leaked externally by firefighters, who must show model behavior as public servants and show integrity as they serve to protect the lives and property of citizens."
He went on, "The information was leaked onto social media through an employee in the process of internally sharing updated reports, and the details were then posted on well-known portal sites and blogs. We have explained to the people managing these portal sites and blogs that externally sharing such information is illegal, and have taken the necessary steps."
Jung Yo Ahn added, "We are currently in the process of investigating how the information was leaked, and once we have a firm understanding of the facts, there will be strong action taken according to the related laws," and "We will also be going over our internal reporting system, strengthen our education program, and pursue other measures to ensure this does not happen again."
The official apology was made after a report that details the time and location of Sulli's passing was externally revealed.
Singer and actress Sulli passed away on Monday, October 14, after her manager found her lifeless inside her home in Seoul. According to many, and with more and more celebrities stepping up to speak out about the matter of cyber violence, Sulli was harassed online by malicious commenters online that it took a toll on her mental health.
In light of this, Korea Entertainment Management Association (KEMA) pledged to be more aggressive against these slanderers online in order to eradicate them entirely.
"We will no longer stand idly by, and we will do our best to eradicate cyber violence and malicious commenters. As other victims have done in the past, we will take the spreading of rumors and malicious comments and the crimes of the commenters very seriously, and we will no longer overlook these issues," KEMA stated.
"Regarding cyber terrorism, we will not stop because of apologies or expressions of reflection. Instead, we will root out malicious commenters, and we will make requests and petitions to investigative bodies and to the government so that commenters can be strictly punished. Nothing will be forgiven, and strong action will be taken. Once again, we will be taking strong legal action on all fronts against malicious comments directed at pop culture business professionals and artists," the association added.
In addition,KEMA promised that they will "continue to stand at the forefront of the fostering of an upright society and the development of pop culture business."
