Choiganguk appeals ruling to pay 3 million won compensation to former reporter Dongjae Lee
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] Rep. Choi Kang-wook of the Democratic Party of Korea appealed against the first-instance court ruling ordering him to pay damages related to defamation to former Channel A reporter Lee Dong-jae.
According to the court on the 28th, Rep. Choi submitted a notice of appeal on the same day to the 25th Civil Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Song Seung-woo), which handled the first trial.
On the 23rd, the first trial partially ruled in favor of the plaintiff in the 200 million KRW damages lawsuit filed by former reporter Lee, ordering "Rep. Choi to pay 3 million KRW in damages to former reporter Lee."
Additionally, the court ordered, "Former Rep. Choi must post a correction statement on his Facebook account for seven days within seven days from the day after the judgment is finalized," and "If he fails to comply, he must pay an amount calculated at a rate of 1 million KRW per day."
Earlier, in April 2020, Rep. Choi posted a Facebook post titled "Summary of Channel A reporter's statements in letters and transcripts." In it, Rep. Choi claimed, "Former reporter Lee said, 'Representative Lee (Lee Cheol, CEO of VIK), even if it is not true, to survive you should say you gave money to Yoo Si-min.'"
In response, former reporter Lee filed a lawsuit on the grounds that "his reputation was damaged due to the post containing false information and he should be compensated for damages." Initially, he claimed 50 million KRW in damages but expanded the claim to 200 million KRW, stating, "He fabricated lies by describing in detail content he never mentioned as if he wrote it after reviewing the transcripts."
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Rep. Choi was also criminally prosecuted for defamation related to the post that became the issue in the damages lawsuit. He was acquitted in the first trial. The prosecution appealed, and the second trial verdict is scheduled for January 19 next year.
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