40s Woman Who Spread False Rumors About Ex-Boyfriend as 'Secret Agent Chanting Kim Jeong-eun Manse' Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Seong-yeol] A woman in her 40s who defamed her ex-boyfriend by falsely claiming he was a "secret agent who shouted 'Long live Kim Jong-un'" was sentenced to prison.

The Daejeon District Court Criminal Division 6 (Judge Moon Hong-ju) announced on the 17th that it sentenced Ms. A, who was indicted on charges of defamation, to one year in prison.

The court stated the sentencing reasons, saying, "The defendant committed the crime again immediately after the probation period for a similar offense ended. Even during the proceedings of this case, she has not stopped mocking and criticizing the judiciary and those around her on social networking services (SNS). Considering that she has not been forgiven by the victim and that she has not hesitated to file lawsuits and complaints against those around her, causing them to suffer."

Earlier, Ms. A was indicted for defaming Mr. B, her ex-boyfriend, by sharing posts and photos he had posted on his blog on SNS from her home in Daejeon in February last year, falsely stating, "Mr. B deceived the police and started fleeing."

Ms. A added on SNS, "Mr. B must have fled overseas. He was originally a government secret agent who violated the National Security Law and shouted 'Long live Kim Jong-un.'"

In the same month, Ms. A accessed an app using her mobile phone and wrote a defamatory post titled 'me too JinsilOO,' claiming that "Mr. B committed a sex crime while mentally incapacitated and fabricated the criminal act," further damaging Mr. B's reputation.

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