Court Partially Grants Injunction to Ban Broadcast of 'Kim Geon-hee 7-Hour Call' (Update)

Court Orders "Broadcast Ban on Investigation-Related Content"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, and his wife Kim Geon-hee, CEO of Kobana Contents, are announcing a statement regarding allegations of false credentials at the party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 26th of last month.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The court partially granted an injunction request filed by Kim Geon-hee, spouse of the People Power Party's presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, against MBC, which was reportedly going to release a 7-hour recorded phone conversation between her and a reporter.

The Seoul Western District Court Civil Division 21 (Chief Presiding Judge Park Byeong-tae) on the 14th partially granted the injunction request filed by Kim against MBC, prohibiting the broadcast of 'statements by the creditor (Kim Geon-hee's side) regarding an ongoing investigation.'

The court stated, "Since the statements by the creditor (Kim) appear to be related to an ongoing investigation, there is a significant concern that if the creditor is subject to investigation or inquiry regarding this case in the future, their right to remain silent and other protections guaranteed under criminal procedure may be infringed," and made this judgment.

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