ass y ▁Se oul ▁( Em b ass y ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ) ▁Security ▁Att ach é , ▁found ▁those ▁threat ▁messages ▁and ▁first ▁reported ▁to ▁Mr . ▁K IM , ▁Se ong ▁Ge un , ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁K N PA ▁( K ore an ▁National ▁Police ▁Agency ) ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁Bureau . ▁▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁request ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁Emb ass y , ▁the ▁South ▁Korean ▁authorities ▁arrested ▁Lee ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁approximately ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁Po esch l ▁presented ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁IP ▁addresses ▁of ▁the ▁threat ▁messages ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Secret ▁Service ▁to ▁Judge ▁P AR K , ▁Sar ang ▁( 박 사 랑 ▁ 판 사 님 ), ▁Se oul ▁Central ▁District ▁Court ▁( 서 울 중 앙 지 방 법 원 , ▁ 형 사 ▁ 1 7 ▁ 단 독 ). ▁▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ▁over turn ed ▁the ▁previous ▁r uling ▁and ▁acqu itted ▁Mr . ▁Lee ▁of ▁ins u fficient ▁evidence . ▁In ▁an ▁e - mail ▁to ▁foreign ▁journal ists , ▁Mr . ▁Lee ▁raised ▁the ▁consp i racy ▁theory ▁that ▁" the ▁Ass ass ination ▁thre ats ▁against ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁is ▁a ▁Park ▁Ge un - h ye ▁and ▁Ob ama ▁administration ' s ▁Under cover ▁operation ▁of