Police Summon Seoul Voice Reporter for 4 Days Over ‘Kim Geonhee Phone Call Recording’

Suspected Violations of the Communications Privacy Protection Act and the Public Official Election Act

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] A reporter from Seoul Voice who was accused of recording a phone call with First Lady Kim Geon-hee and reporting it to the media will undergo a summons investigation.

According to a compilation of reports on the 2nd, the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will summon reporter Lee Myung-su of Seoul Voice on the 4th as a suspect for investigation.

The reporter is accused of recording phone conversations with the First Lady 52 times over six months starting from July last year and handing over the recordings to MBC.

The People Power Party filed a complaint accusing Seoul Voice CEO Baek Eun-jong, reporter Lee, and Open Sympathy TV PD of secretly planning to record conversations with the First Lady and using leading questions, violating the Communications Privacy Protection Act and the Public Official Election Act.

MBC disclosed part of the recordings received through the current affairs program 'Straight' in January this year, and they were also made public on the YouTube channel Open Sympathy TV.

Separately from the People Power Party's complaint, the First Lady is reportedly filing a lawsuit seeking damages worth approximately 100 million won against reporter Lee and Seoul Voice.

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