Man booked for circulating fake wedding invitation claiming marriage to Prime Minister Han Seong-sook

A man who created and distributed a fake wedding invitation claiming he was to marry Prime Minister Han Seong-sook — and then showed up at the official prime ministerial residence — has been apprehended by police.

The Jongno Police Station in Seoul said Wednesday it had booked the man, identified only as A, on defamation charges and is investigating the case. A is accused of fabricating and circulating the false invitation.

According to police, A went to the prime ministerial residence in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on Oct. 11 — the date he had listed as the wedding ceremony on the fake invitation — and was met by officers at the scene. He reportedly told them he had come "to marry Prime Minister Han."

Police took A in for voluntary questioning and released him after an initial round of questioning. He was not able to enter the residence.

The fake invitation contained a message asking guests to celebrate the occasion, reading: "We have each walked different paths in life, and now we wish to walk one path together as husband and wife."

The groom and bride lines on the invitation listed A's name and Han's name, respectively. The ceremony was listed as taking place Oct. 11 at the prime ministerial residence in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. The invitation even included a map with directions to the residence.

Police said they plan to investigate A's psychiatric history, as well as the specific motive and circumstances behind the creation and distribution of the fake invitation.

The Prime Minister's Office said the incident was "an absurd act of distribution" and expressed deep concern over "the spread of false information that has no basis in fact whatsoever."