Kim Geon-hee Fan Cafe ‘Geonsamo’ Files Police Complaint Against Choi Min-hee Over ‘Shamanism Allegations’

Complaint submitted to Mapo Police Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 3rd
Claim of defamation over statement about 'shinnaerim-received mudang'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Kyumin] Members of the fan cafe of Kim Geon-hee, spouse of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, have filed a police complaint against Choi Min-hee, head of the media special advisory group of the Democratic Party's presidential campaign committee, on charges of defamation by false facts for raising suspicions that Kim is related to a shaman.

Lee Seung-hwan, CEO of ‘Geonsarang,’ submitted the complaint to the Mapo Police Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 3rd.

In the complaint, Lee stated, “Choi made statements implying that Kim is a ‘shaman who received a divine calling,’ thereby publicly spreading false information,” and “Kim’s personal rights and honor were violated.”

He added, “As a result, the complainants (fan cafe members) who support the victim also suffered mental damage,” and “At a critical time when the nation must choose its leader, this obstructs the rational judgment of the people and damages the fairness of the election order, seriously infringing on social and national legal interests.”

On the 27th, Choi appeared on TBS Radio’s ‘Kim Eo-jun’s News Factory’ and expressed curiosity about Kim’s name change from Kim Myung-shin to Kim Geon-hee, stating, “There are several shaman daughters or shaman disciples under the geomancer, and there is suspicion that one of them might be Kim Geon-hee.”

Choi was previously fined 1.5 million won in 2018 for spreading false information ahead of the 2016 general election, which barred him from running for office for five years, but he was specially pardoned at the end of last year.

Regarding the response after submitting the complaint, Lee said, “We plan to thoroughly cooperate with the complainant investigation and continue legal action,” and “If the defamation charge is confirmed, we will file another complaint under election law charges to prevent him from running in elections.”

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