SBS Files Complaint Against YouTuber Claiming 'That Guy's Broadcast Request'... Accused of Defamation and Obstruction of Business

The lawyer representing Mr. A, a friend of Son Jeong-min, filed a complaint with the police on the 1st against a YouTuber who claimed that the lawyer is a sibling of an SBS reporter and that the SBS program "I Want to Know That" broadcast content favorable to Mr. A's side.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A YouTuber who claimed that the SBS program "Unanswered Questions (Geu-al)," which covered the case of university student Son Jeong-min (22) found dead in the Han River, aired a favorable broadcast after receiving a request from Son's friend Mr. A, has been reported.

According to the police, SBS filed a complaint with the Cyber Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency against the YouTuber on charges of defamation and obstruction of business under the Information and Communications Network Act. SBS Deputy Chief Reporter Jeong, who was named as the target of the request, also submitted a complaint to the police on the same charges.

Earlier, on the 31st of last month, the YouTuber uploaded a 1 minute 48 second video on their YouTube channel, claiming that Jeong Byeong-won, the lead attorney of the law firm One & Partners representing Mr. A, requested Deputy Chief Reporter Jeong of SBS to broadcast content favorable to Mr. A's side on Geu-al.

The video included the real names and photos of Attorney Jeong and Deputy Chief Reporter Jeong, and suggested that they might be siblings due to the similarity of their names.

In response, Attorney Jeong denied the claim, stating that he has "no acquaintance with Reporter Jeong," and on the 1st filed a defamation complaint against the YouTuber at Seocho Police Station.

After being sued, the YouTuber changed the channel name and re-uploaded videos making similar claims. They have continued to upload videos dealing with the Son case under titles such as "Don't Be Scared."

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