Court Dismisses JMS Broadcast Ban Injunction... 'I Am God' to Be Released on the 3rd

The Christian Gospel Mission (JMS) filed a preliminary injunction with the court to block the airing of the Netflix documentary "I Am a God," but the request was dismissed.

According to the legal community on the 2nd, the Seoul Western District Court Civil Division 21 (Chief Judge Im Jeong-yeop) dismissed all preliminary injunction requests filed by JMS against Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Netflix. The court explained the reason for dismissal, stating, "MBC and Netflix appear to have collected a substantial amount of objective and subjective materials and based the program on them," and "Based solely on the materials submitted by JMS, it is difficult to conclude that the main content related to JMS in 'I Am a God' is untrue."

"I Am a God" is an eight-part documentary covering four individuals who call themselves gods, including JMS President Jeong Myeong-seok. MBC also participated in the production.

President Jeong is currently on trial after being detained and indicted last October on charges including sexual assault and molestation of female foreign followers. JMS filed the preliminary injunction on the 17th of last month, arguing that including ongoing trial matters in the documentary violates the presumption of innocence and infringes on religious freedom.

Meanwhile, with the court dismissing JMS's preliminary injunction request, "I Am a God" is scheduled to be released as planned on the 3rd.

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