The captain of Korean army was prosecuted for criticizing Lee Myong Baek, president of S.Korea, as contempt the senior officer on a criminal law applied within the army. Yonhapnews reported.
According to those concerned with army, this is the first time the captain in charge is prosecuted for comments on Social Networking Service(SNS).
Last December, the captain criticized the president several times such as calling the president an offensive name or criticizing privatization plan of Incheon International Airport.
Although the captain posted the comments without revealing his status, his status was revealed by reports of a female college student who debated with the captain
Citation: http://www.chunichi.co.jp/s/article/2012052701001813.html
In Japan, it is usual for twitter users to insult politicians. It is because anonymity is protected on most of the Japanese websites. Some day, I'd like to talk about anonymity.
