Gyeonggi Province Spokesperson: "Serious Distortion in Reports on Governor Lee"... Request for Correction Notice

Kim Hong-guk Spokesperson: "The core of this Supreme Court ruling is whether 'not stating' something that the other party did not ask can be considered as false information disclosure."

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Hong-guk, spokesperson for Gyeonggi Province, strongly requested a correction in the media coverage, stating that the press is distorting the issues ahead of the Supreme Court ruling scheduled for the 16th regarding Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung.

On the 15th, Spokesperson Kim said on Facebook, "Ahead of Governor Lee Jae-myung's Supreme Court ruling, various media outlets are reporting inaccurate information, causing confusion among the public," and pointed out, "Some media reported as if Governor Lee's statement during a broadcast debate, 'That never happened (I never tried to forcibly hospitalize my older brother),' was an accusation of spreading false information."

Spokesperson Kim emphasized, "However, this is not true," and added, "As disclosed on the Supreme Court website, the issue in this trial is whether 'omission' (not stating something) can be considered spreading false information."

In simple terms, the issue, according to Spokesperson Kim, is whether 'not saying something (omission)' about a matter that the other party did not ask about can be regarded as spreading false information.

Spokesperson Kim said, "Previously, the second trial court ruled not that Governor Lee was in trouble for 'speaking,' but that 'not speaking' was equivalent to lying," and added, "For reference, both the first and second trials judged that Governor Lee's attempt to forcibly diagnose his older brother was 'not an abuse of authority' and acquitted him."

He reiterated, "Therefore, the Supreme Court will make a judgment on whether not stating some facts that the other party did not ask about during a broadcast debate, despite being lawful acts, constitutes an active act of spreading false information."

Spokesperson Kim further requested, "It is the responsibility and role of the media to provide the public with accurate grounds for proper judgment through precise reporting," and urged, "Please promptly correct the inaccurate reports."

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