"Gaexxya, Fraudster" YouTuber Insulting Mayor Park Won-soon Fined 700,000 Won
Asia Exclusive_ Park Won-soon, Mayor of Seoul. / Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Shinwon Yoon] A YouTuber affiliated with the Korean Patriotic Party, who was prosecuted for verbally abusing Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon during his visit to the National Cemetery on New Year's Day, was sentenced to a fine in the first trial.
According to the legal community on the 10th, Judge Seung-hoon Song of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 12 sentenced YouTuber A, who was charged with insult, to a fine of 700,000 won.
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On January 1 of last year, YouTuber A and dozens of other YouTubers affiliated with the Korean Patriotic Party visited the National Cemetery on Hyeonchung-ro in Dongjak-gu, Seoul. They are accused of verbally abusing Mayor Park as he was about to get into his vehicle after paying respects, saying things like "Hey, you son of a b****, you dodged the military without a conscience," and "fraudster."
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