Sang-Hyuk Han, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, Says "Dismissal is Unfair"

Hansanghyuk, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, asserted on the 24th that "it is unfair to proceed with dismissal solely based on the fact of being indicted."

Chairman Sang-Hyuk Han of the Korea Communications Commission. / Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

On the same day, Chairman Han attended the plenary meeting of the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee and stated, "The strict status protection system for the position of the Communications Commission Chairman is not because the independence of the chairman or the commission itself is important," adding, "but because freedom of broadcasting and the independence of media organizations are constitutional values." He further said, "If a dismissal is carried out, it will be necessary to explore possible legal responses, whether through administrative disposition cancellation lawsuits or injunction applications."

The prosecution indicted Chairman Han without detention on the 2nd on charges of deliberately manipulating scores during the TV Chosun re-approval review process. The Ministry of Personnel Innovation conducted a hearing procedure for Chairman Han the previous day. It is reported that the Ministry considered that there was a violation of the National Public Service Act, which constitutes grounds for dismissal.

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