Dismissal of Grade 8 Public Official in Geoje City Involved in 'n번방 Incident'... Gyeongnam Province Calls It "The Strongest Punishment Under the Law"

On the morning of the 25th, Jo Joo-bin coming out of Jongno Police Station in Seoul to be transferred to the prosecution.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Park Hee-eun] Gyeongsangnam-do has dismissed Cheon Mo (29), a Grade 8 public official in Geoje City, who was arrested on charges of being an accomplice to Jo Joo-bin (25) of the 'n번방' case, accused of producing and distributing sexually exploitative videos.

Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 11th that Cheon was dismissed with the unanimous consent of all members present at the provincial personnel committee meeting held on the 10th.

The province expedited the personnel committee meeting to make this decision. Considering the social impact of the case, they decided on the highest level of disciplinary action, dismissal.

A Gyeongsangnam-do official stated, "We will impose the strongest punishment under the law on public officials who commit antisocial and anti-human rights crimes." He added, "Without any leniency, we will take the strongest measures to ensure that such incidents never happen again."

Earlier, Geoje City received the case disposition results for Cheon from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 27th of last month. Subsequently, they immediately requested the provincial personnel committee to decide on severe disciplinary action (dismissal or removal).

Additionally, Geoje City was notified of the investigation status by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and suspended Cheon from his position on January 24th as a priority.

Meanwhile, apart from the 'n번방' case, Cheon was arrested in January on charges of producing and distributing sexually exploitative videos involving minors. He is currently under additional investigation for being an accomplice to Jo Joo-bin.

It was revealed that Cheon initially received sexually exploitative materials from Jo Joo-bin in exchange for money and later acted as a recruiter for members.

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