Yoo Si-min, after losing to Han Dong-hoon, says "Alright, my forearms are thick... The day the media tears me apart will come"

"It was a corner favorable to Han Dong-hoon, so he won"

Former Roh Moo-hyun Foundation Chairman Yoo Si-min admitted defeat in a legal battle with former People Power Party Emergency Response Committee Chairman Han Dong-hoon but warned that "a day will come when journalists will be bitten." Earlier, Yoo was indicted for defaming Han and was fined 5 million won by the Supreme Court.

On the 19th, Yoo appeared on the YouTube channel 'Maebul Show' and commented on his loss, saying, "To Han Dong-hoon, I say 'You win,' yes, I acknowledge your strong arms," adding, "He fought well, winning in a corner favorable to him. He won that small battle."

Former Chairman of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation Yoo Si-min appeared on the YouTube show 'Maebul Show'
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Previously, the Supreme Court's 3rd Division (Presiding Justice Noh Jung-hee) upheld the original ruling that sentenced Yoo to a 5 million won fine for defamation. In December 2019 and April and October 2020, Yoo raised suspicions through YouTube and radio programs that Han, then head of the Anti-Corruption and Strong Crime Division at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, had surveilled his bank accounts. Han filed a complaint, claiming the allegations were false.

Yoo said, "He must be feeling good. So (Han) posts something on SNS, saying how much he likes it, 'Your arms are thick, you win, eat that,'" adding, "Now the civil case will follow. Win that too. I don't know how much compensation they will demand in the civil case, but even if Han gets money from me and I pay the fine, there is another battlefield where this matters."

He further added, "Soon, the media hyenas will come to bite Han Dong-hoon."

Meanwhile, on the 17th, when the Supreme Court ruling was announced, Han emphasized in a post on his Facebook account, "We must create fake news prevention policies in the AI era that stop the damage caused by fake news while preserving the essence of the media and freedom of expression."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.