Police Investigate Kim Eo-jun for Raising 'Grandmother Lee Yong-soo's Behind-the-Scenes Theory'

Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun, who raised a 'behind-the-scenes theory' regarding the claims of Japanese military comfort women victim Grandma Lee Yong-soo, is attending the police for investigation.

Seoul Mapo Police Station announced on the afternoon of the 27th that they have summoned Kim as a suspect for questioning.

On May 26, immediately after Grandma Lee Yong-soo's second press conference, Kim stated on his radio program, "What Grandma said is similar to the claims of Choi Yong-sang, leader of the Gaja Human Rights Peace Party," and "It is clear that the press conference document was not written by Grandma herself."

In response, the civic group Judicial Examination Preparation Students Association (Sajunmo) claimed that Kim's remarks constitute defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act or the Criminal Act, and filed a complaint with the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office. The prosecution forwarded the case to Mapo Police Station for investigation supervision.

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