Prosecutors Dismiss Defamation Charges Against Nam In-soon and Kim Young-soon in Park Won-soon Victim Case
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] The prosecution has dismissed charges against Nam In-soon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Kim Young-soon, former executive director of the Korean Women's Associations United, who were accused of defaming the victim in the sexual harassment case involving the late Park Won-soon, former mayor of Seoul.
On the 23rd, the Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Soo-min) ruled that there was insufficient evidence to conclude that the accused had made specific factual statements about the victim or the details of the damage, stating that there was no charge against Nam and others who were accused of defamation.
Earlier, the civic group Judicial Examination Preparation Group (Sajunmo) requested an investigation last January through the National Petition System, claiming that they had leaked the fact that Park was sued, thereby defaming the victim.
It was understood that before the case became public, Nam had asked Im Sun-young, then Seoul City Gender Advisor, whether there was any unpleasant matter related to Park. Kim, the former executive director, reportedly called Nam and asked if she knew about any bad rumors circulating in Seoul City.
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After investigating the case, the police concluded that based solely on their phone conversations, it was difficult to identify a specific victim of defamation or to see that specific facts about the victim were stated, and thus dismissed the case. The prosecution, which took over the case following Sajunmo's objection and conducted supplementary investigations, also found no charges.
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