Prosecutors Indict KBS and Taejong Yi Bang-won Production Team on Horse Abuse Charges

Three members of the KBS drama production team and the broadcaster KBS have been prosecuted on charges of animal abuse during the filming of the drama 'Taejong Yi Bang-won'.

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On the 5th, the Criminal Division 2 of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kwon Bang-moon) announced that they had indicted three production staff members, including producer Kim (58), of the KBS drama 'Taejong Yi Bang-won' without detention on charges of violating the Animal Protection Act. The broadcaster KBS was also indicted under the joint liability provision.

According to the prosecution, Kim and others are accused of causing physical pain to animals during the filming of the drama 'Taejong Yi Bang-won' on November 2, 2021.

It is known that Kim and others tied a rope to the horse's front leg to deliberately make it fall for a falling scene, causing physical pain to the animal even though it was not for breeding or training purposes. The injured horse died five days after the filming date, on November 7.

The animal protection organization Kara filed a complaint against Kim and others in January last year, and after investigation, the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul transferred the case to the prosecution at the end of last January.

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