Beopseoryeon Files Defamation Complaint Against Minister Chu Over 'Journalist Photo Disclosure'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The "Action Alliance for Restoring the Rule of Law (Beopse Ryeon)" announced on the 16th that it will file a complaint against Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae for defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act.

On the same day, Beopse Ryeon held a press conference in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, claiming, "Minister Choo posted a photo of a reporter waiting for coverage in front of her residence on Facebook yesterday, adding statements such as 'interfered with my commute' and 'asked inconsistent questions as if dealing with a heinous criminal,' seriously damaging the reporter's reputation."

The organization emphasized, "Simply because she felt uncomfortable and labeled it as an invasion of privacy, revealing the reporter's personal information and inciting her followers to attack the reporter is a clear act of press suppression."

Earlier, Minister Choo had posted a photo on SNS exposing the reporter's face but later applied a mosaic to the face area.

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