Lawsuit to Cancel the Dismissal of Former MBC Board Chairman Kwon Tae-seon and Application for Suspension of Execution

Kwon Tae-seon, former chairman of the Korea Broadcasting Culture Promotion Foundation and major shareholder of MBC, filed a lawsuit challenging his dismissal.

According to the legal community on the 21st, Kwon filed a lawsuit at the Seoul Administrative Court against the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) seeking cancellation of the dismissal order. He also requested a suspension of execution to halt the effect of the dismissal.

From the left, Yoo Si-chun, Chairman of EBS, Kwon Tae-seon, former Chairman of the Korea Broadcasting Culture Promotion Foundation, Nam Young-jin, former Chairman of KBS, and other public broadcasting directors held a press conference on the afternoon of the 21st in front of the Yongsan Presidential Office in Seoul, urging President Yoon Seok-yeol to stop the takeover of public broadcasting.

The KCC resolved to dismiss Chairman Kwon at a plenary meeting on the same day.

The KCC cited reasons for dismissal including his negligence in management and supervision duties related to MBC and its affiliates, as well as inadequate verification during the appointment process of the MBC president.

Immediately after the dismissal resolution was announced, Chairman Kwon stated, "The KCC dismissed me through illegal procedures based on groundless reasons," and added, "I will take all necessary legal actions."

Nam Young-jin, former chairman of KBS who was dismissed on the 14th, also filed a lawsuit seeking cancellation of his dismissal order and is expected to soon apply for suspension of execution as well.

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