Jomin to Testify in Person at Kang Yongseok and Kim Seui's Trial Over 'Porsche Remarks'

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Jo Min, the daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, will appear as a witness in the trial of the cast members of 'Garosero Research Institute' (Gaseyeon), who were indicted for defaming her honor.

On the 17th, the prosecution requested Jo Min as a witness at the continuation trial of lawyer Kang Yong-seok, former MBC reporter Kim Se-ui, and former Sports World reporter Kim Yong-ho, held under the presiding of Judge Yang Hwan-seung of the Criminal Division 3 at the Seoul Central District Court. The court accepted the request and decided to summon Jo Min on the next hearing date, March 28.

Kang Yong-seok [Image source=Yonhap News]

Kang and others were indicted last September on charges of defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act. They are accused of spreading false information that Jo Min "drives a red sports car" by posting a photo of a Porsche parked at Pusan National University School of Medicine on YouTube in August 2019.

Meanwhile, the Civil Division 25 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Song Seung-woo) ordered Gaseyeon and its cast members on June 10 last year to pay a total of 10 million KRW to former Minister Cho Kuk, and 30 million KRW and 10 million KRW respectively to Jo Min and her brother Jo Won, and to delete the YouTube videos containing false information. The appeal trial is currently underway.

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