Democratic Party: "Chosun Ilbo's Malicious Caricatures and Outrageous Remarks Cross the Line, Urge Prompt Passage of Media Compensation Law"

Yoon Ho-jung, Floor Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, attended the '2021 Second Half Economic Policy Direction Party-Government Consultation' held at the National Assembly on the 25th and is seen talking with Park Wan-joo, Chief Deputy Floor Leader, during the meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] The Democratic Party of Korea announced that it will expedite the passage of the Defamation Compensation Act concerning the media, citing examples such as the illustrations of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk published by the Chosun Ilbo.

On the 25th, Shin Hyun-young, the Democratic Party's floor spokesperson, released a written briefing titled "Malicious Illustrations and Outrageous Remarks Crossing the Line, the Democratic Party of Korea Will Expedite the Amendment of the Media Arbitration Act."

Spokesperson Shin stated, "The Chosun Ilbo published illustrations of former Minister Cho Kuk and his family in an article related to prostitution crimes. It was also revealed that illustrations of President Moon Jae-in were used in completely unrelated crime articles. This is not all. There was even a farcical incident where a youth secretary from the Blue House posted sexually derogatory slang, embarrassing to explain to children, on official SNS, which was later taken down. They have crossed the line by a long shot."

He continued, "Acts that distort the truth, promote prejudice, and infringe on human rights cannot be justified in the name of freedom of the press. We must hasten legislation to prevent further harm to the public before it is too late."

The Democratic Party launched the Media Innovation Special Committee in May. Spokesperson Shin said, "We will expedite the passage of the amended Media Arbitration Act that allows citizens harmed by malicious editing and false fabricated information by the media to claim damages. We promise to take the lead in restoring a media worthy of the name."

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