Law rules in favor of MBC lawyer in defamation case against Yusangbeom over Kim Gunhee call distribution claims

A ruling has been made that People Power Party lawmaker Yoo Sang-beom, who raised allegations of data leakage related to the so-called '7-hour call' involving First Lady Kim Keon-hee, wife of President Yoon Suk-yeol, must compensate MBC's lawyer.

On the 28th, Judge Yoo Jeong-hoon of the Civil Division 9 at Seoul Southern District Court partially ruled in favor of the plaintiff in a damages claim lawsuit filed by MBC's legal representative, lawyer Kim Gwang-joong, demanding Yoo pay 50 million won in compensation.

The court stated, "The defendant distributed press releases containing false information, infringing upon the plaintiff's personal rights," and ordered lawmaker Yoo to pay lawyer Kim 7 million won in damages.

Yoo, who was the legal advisory chairman of the People Power Party, had filed a complaint with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office last January accusing Kim and MBC's 'Straight' production team of violating the Public Official Election Act by distributing and leaking the annexed section that was prohibited from broadcast under a court injunction filed by First Lady Kim against MBC. He also distributed a press release containing this information in a group chat room with reporters covering the People Power Party.

In the same month, lawyer Kim filed a damages claim lawsuit and reported Yoo to Yeongdeungpo Police Station for defamation by spreading false information, stating, "The court ruling document was only reported to MBC, the party involved and my client, and was never leaked externally."

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