Seoul High Court Upholds Dismissal of Former KBS President Kim Ui-cheol... Appeal Dismissed

Dismissal of Former KBS Chairman Nam Young-jin Upheld
Suspension of Visit Media Director Kim Ki-jung Maintained

Former KBS President Kim Eui-cheol's request for a suspension of the dismissal order against President Yoon Seok-yeol was also rejected in the appellate court.

On the 2nd, the Seoul High Court Administrative Division 9-1 (Presiding Judges Kim Mu-shin, Kim Seung-ju, Jo Chan-young) dismissed the appeal filed by former President Kim against the first-instance decision. As a result, the effect of the dismissal against former President Kim continues.

Earlier, the KBS board of directors passed a proposal to recommend the dismissal of former President Kim in September last year, citing reasons such as management crisis due to reckless management, unfair biased broadcasting, and loss of leadership due to separate collection of TV license fees. President Yoon approved the dismissal on the same day.

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In response, former President Kim filed a request for suspension of the dismissal order, but the Seoul Administrative Court dismissed it in October last year, stating that "if former President Kim continues to perform his duties as KBS president, there is a concern that it will have a serious impact on public welfare."

The request for suspension of the dismissal order filed by former KBS Chairman Nam Young-jin was also rejected in the appellate court. The Administrative Division 3 (Presiding Judges Ham Sang-hoon, Pyo Hyun-deok, Park Young-wook) dismissed the appeal filed by former Chairman Nam's side on the 29th of last month. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) recommended the dismissal of former Chairman Nam in August last year due to allegations of neglecting reckless management at KBS and misuse of corporate credit cards, and President Yoon immediately approved it.

The court's decision to suspend the effect of the dismissal order against Kim Ki-jung, a director of the Korea Broadcasting Culture Promotion Foundation (major shareholder of MBC), was maintained. The Seoul High Court Administrative Division 3 dismissed the appeal filed by the KCC against the first-instance decision on the 29th of last month. Previously, the KCC decided to dismiss Director Kim citing reasons such as impairment of fairness in MBC's audit duties, inadequate verification in the MBC president appointment process, and negligence in management and supervision of MBC and its affiliates. Director Kim applied for suspension of execution, and the Administrative Court ruled in November last year that "it is difficult to see that the director violated the duty of care as a good manager as an individual."

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