Kim Mi-kyung, Eunpyeong District Mayor, Prosecutor's Office Dismisses Charges Regarding Joo Ok-soon's Real Name Disclosure

Prosecutors Notify Final Dismissal in Eunpyeong-gu... Defamation Lawsuit of 100 Million Won Ongoing Against Joo Ok-soon, Head of Mom's Army

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) announced that it received a notification of non-prosecution regarding Mayor Kim Mi-kyung of Eunpyeong-gu, who was sued by Joo Ok-soon, the representative of the Mom Corps, from the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office around December last year.

Earlier, on August 22, 2020, while promptly informing residents of confirmed patients' infection routes, Eunpyeong-gu posted "Contact with confirmed patient (Joo Ok-soon)" on the Eunpyeong-gu Office blog but later deleted the post, stating it was a mistake by the responsible staff member.

In response, Representative Joo Ok-soon filed a complaint with the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office at the end of August against Mayor Kim Mi-kyung of Eunpyeong-gu and the responsible public official for violating the Personal Information Protection Act and leaking official secrets.

The Seoul Western Police Station conducted a related investigation and last year forwarded the case to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office with a recommendation for non-prosecution. Subsequently, the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office also judged it as a simple mistake by the responsible staff member and decided on non-prosecution.

Meanwhile, in September last year, Mayor Kim Mi-kyung of Eunpyeong-gu filed a claim for 100 million won in damages against Joo Ok-soon, the representative of the Mom Corps, who made insulting remarks that she disclosed her real name "to flatter President Moon Jae-in." The related lawsuit is currently ongoing.

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