Ahn Cheol-soo, Decision on Injunction to Ban 'Quantum TV Debate' Broadcast Set for 26th

Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung and People Power Party presidential candidate Yoon Seok-youl are attending the 2022 Small Business Association New Year's Meeting held at the CCMM Building in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 18th, applauding. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The result of the injunction application to prohibit the broadcast filed by Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People’s Party, against the three terrestrial broadcasters regarding the one-on-one TV debate between the presidential candidates of the Democratic Party and the People Power Party is expected to be announced on the 26th.

The 21st Civil Division of the Seoul Western District Court (Chief Presiding Judge Park Byung-tae) held a hearing on the afternoon of the 24th and heard the positions of Ahn’s side and the three terrestrial broadcasters MBC, KBS, and SBS. The court stated, “Although the issue is not complicated or difficult, there are many considerations and it is a case that affects the election, so there are many factors to consider,” and announced that a decision would be made around the 26th.

Earlier, on the 19th, Ahn’s People’s Party submitted an injunction application to the Seoul Western District Court to prohibit the broadcast of the presidential candidate invitation debate. At that time, Ahn clearly expressed his intention to take legal action, calling it “the mischief of the two major parties, an unfair, monopolistic, and unappealing debate.”

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