Lee Jun-seok on Hwang Kyo-ahn's Nth Room 'Curiosity' Comment: "Due to Lack of Technical Understanding..."

Lee Jun-seok, Supreme Council Member of the United Future Party / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Hee-eun Park] Lee Jun-seok, Supreme Council Member of the United Future Party, expressed a supportive stance regarding Representative Hwang Kyo-ahn's remark that "if someone entered the n-room out of curiosity, the legal judgment could be different."

On the 2nd, Lee posted on Facebook, stating, "There are two stages indicating intent in the n-room case. For example, the process of entering the Telegram room by entering a password and the process of using cryptocurrency as a payment method," emphasizing, "The possibility of 'unjust cases' occurring in this incident is very low."

He continued, "It is unlikely that a situation like entering a wrong cryptocurrency wallet address by one digit, similar to a bank transfer mistake, would occur, and knowing the password to enter a Telegram room means one was aware of the room's purpose," acknowledging the intent of the n-room participants.

He then defended Representative Hwang's remarks as being from a legal perspective. He said, "It seems that Representative Hwang was referring to general cases of viewing obscene material. For example, a legal judgment assuming a case where someone clicks a KakaoTalk link saying 'Meet attractive singles' frequently appearing in online ads and enters out of curiosity. This is an approach based on the principle that 'no one should be unjustly punished,' which any legal professional, whether prosecutor or judge, should uphold."

Lee added, "Representative Hwang's remarks can be seen as a mistake arising from a lack of understanding of the anonymity inherent in technologies like Telegram and cryptocurrency compared to his experience as a legal professional," and said, "He should acknowledge the insufficiency in understanding the technical aspects and issue a revised statement."

Earlier, on the 1st, Representative Hwang said at a Broadcasting Journalists Club invitation debate held at the Broadcasting Hall in Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, regarding the disclosure of personal information of n-room participants, "Individual judgment is necessary. For those who entered the room out of curiosity but stopped participating upon realizing it was 'inappropriate,' the judgment (such as personal information disclosure) could be different."

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