The fire official who leaked the report about Sulli was identified. Sulli passed away on October 14th and the official report about the updated situation was leaked and posted in online community.
On October 17th, one media reported that the fire department authorities had identified the leakage of the report on Sulli's passing. Internal documents on 119 first aid activities, including specific information on the date and place of death, were leaked to SNS (Social Network Services) shortly after Sulli's death on October 14th.
Reportedly, the first individual who sent the report to a fellow firefighter was identified. The fire official who received the document posted it to the KakaoTalk messenger group chat room where other fire officials can view, and it is believed that it was leaked to SNS.
However, the individual who leaked the report to the outside using SNS was not identified. The fire department official confirmed that the culprit is one of staff inside the fire department.
The officer at the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters sent text messages to the internal workers on October 17th, 'If you turn yourself in by midnight on October 17, you will be treated leniently.' 'If the culprit does not turn in, we will inform the police to take strong legal action through police investigation.'
The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Safety Headquarters held a press conference and apologized for the leak. The firefighting headquarters confirmed that the report was leaked quickly to SNS and requested the deletion of relevant posts related to the data, etc. However, until the morning of October 18th, 'Sulli's Passing Report' appears on the No. 1 real-time search term on the portal site.
