Decision on Broadcasting Ban for 'Kim Geon-hee 7-Hour Call' to Be Made Today

On the 14th, Kim Ki-hyun, floor leader of the People Power Party, who visited MBC in Mapo-gu, Seoul to protest MBC's announcement to broadcast the 7-hour recorded phone conversations of Yoon Seok-yeol's presidential candidate's wife, Kim Gun-hee, is confronting the MBC labor union. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The court is expected to deliver a verdict on the afternoon of the 14th regarding the injunction request filed by Kim Geon-hee, spouse of the People Power Party's presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, against MBC, which is reportedly planning to release a 7-hour recorded phone conversation between her and a reporter.

The Civil Division 21 of the Seoul Western District Court (Chief Presiding Judge Park Byung-tae) held a hearing on the injunction request filed by Kim against MBC on the same day.

Kim's legal representative argued, "Lee, the person in charge of filming for the YouTube channel 'Seoul's Voice,' is attempting to illegally disclose a private phone conversation with Kim from last year, which was not part of official coverage," adding, "If MBC accepts this and broadcasts it, they will be complicit in the illegality." Kim's side requested a ban on the broadcast of the recorded phone conversation on MBC's current affairs program 'Straight,' scheduled for the 16th.

MBC's legal representative countered, "As the spouse of a leading presidential candidate, Kim is subject to sufficient scrutiny. Her views and influence are matters of public interest in our society."

The court decided to synthesize both parties' opinions by 4 p.m. and deliver a verdict within the day.

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