미국에서 일부 네티즌들이 지난주 일어난 보스턴 마라톤 테러 사건의 용의자 무죄방면 하라고 주장하고 있어 논란이 일고 있다.
최근 소셜 네트워크 서비스 (SNS) 중 하나인 트위터에는 “#FreeJahar (자하르를 석방하라)”는 해쉬태그를 단 무수히 많은 글들이 올라오고 있다.
보스턴 마라톤 사건의 용의자 타메를란 차르나예프(왼쪽)과 조하르 차르나예프 (AP-연합뉴스)
Some Twitter users demanding Boston terror suspect be released
As authorities wait for an injured Boston terror suspect to recover for pending interrogation, some Twitter users began spreading claims that the 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is, in fact, innocent.
Using hashtag #FreeJahar -- “Jahar” is a Twitter name for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev -- a number of Internet users are posting comments that the suspect and his dead brother Tamerlan were framed and that Dzhokhar should be released immediately.
“Don’t believe everything you hear and see on the news. Governments have lied to us before. #FreeJahar He is an innocent man!!” tweeted one user.
“Give me clear cut evidence that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is guilty....cos right now there’s more evidence proving his innocence. #freejahar,” another person claimed.
The move appears to have begun on Sunday, when Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was taken into custody after an armed standoff that killed his brother.
A 20-year-old rapper hopeful, who claimed to be the best friend of Dzhokhar, first posted an online comment saying that he was innocent. The movement became a trend and many people started using hashtags “#PrayingForJahar,” “#FreeDzhokhar” to show their support for the suspect.
Their argument was that the Tsarnaev brothers were somehow set up, and that there was not enough evidence to prove that they were guilty.
The FreeJahar movement induced furious retort from other Twitter users.
One user said the #FreeJahar hashtag was “really upsetting,” and another said that anyone who is serious about freeing Dzhokhar should never be allowed to vote.
“If #FreeJahar means prosecute the hell out of him, then yes, #FreeJahar,” posted one user. “#FreeJahar at the next NRA convention,” wrote another.
Tsarnaev brothers are believed to be responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing attack that took place last Monday. The deadly blast killed three people, including an 8-year-old boy.
By Yoon Min-sik
(minsikyoon@heraldcorp.com)
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