Kim Hak-ui's Wife Partially Wins Defamation Lawsuit Against Ahn Min-seok, Awarded "7 Million Won Compensation"

Ahn Min-seok, member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The wife of former Deputy Minister of Justice Kim Hak-ui won a partial victory in a damages lawsuit she filed, claiming defamation by Democratic Party lawmaker Ahn Min-seok.

The Seoul Southern District Court Civil Division 3 (Judge Lee Seong-yong) ruled in favor of the plaintiff in part, ordering lawmaker Ahn to pay 7 million won to Mrs. A, the wife of former Deputy Minister Kim, in the defamation damages lawsuit filed against him.

In April 2019, lawmaker Ahn posted on his social media service (SNS) a statement implying that Mrs. A and Choi Seo-won (formerly Choi Soon-sil) knew each other. Along with this, Ahn also posted an article stating that Mrs. A had filed a complaint against former police officer Park Kwan-cheon, who had raised suspicions that Choi influenced the appointment of former Deputy Minister Kim.

Mrs. A filed a police complaint against lawmaker Ahn for defamation under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, claiming he spread false information, and also filed a damages lawsuit.

However, the criminal case was not prosecuted as of June last year.

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