Two Kim Jaejoong Trolls Fined 3 Million Won for Defamation
[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Singer Kim Jae-joong's malicious commenters have been sentenced to fines.
Recently, Kim Jae-joong's fans filed lawsuits against netizens who left malicious comments about him.
On the 29th, the Suwon District Court Seongnam Branch issued summary orders imposing fines of 3 million won each on two defendants who left malicious comments about Kim Jae-joong, for violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (defamation).
It is known that this is not the first time they have been punished for malicious comments.
Defendant A posted sexually explicit malicious comments about Kim Jae-joong on an online community in May 2018, and defendant B also left three malicious comments that included insults and references to past punishments for malicious comments, saying "(Kim Jae-joong's malicious comments) are my fault?" in the same year.
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As a result, Kim Jae-joong's fans reportedly took direct action and filed lawsuits against the malicious commenters.
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