Police Demand Ryu Hee-rim, Chair of the 방심위원회, to Reappear Over 'Civil Complaint Solicitation' Allegations

KCSC Executive Retracts Previous Testimony

The police have requested Ryu Hee-rim, the chairman of the Korea Communications Standards Commission, who is suspected of ordering family members and acquaintances to file complaints, to appear again.

Ryu Hee-rim, Chairperson of the Korea Communications Standards Commission, is presiding over the plenary meeting at the Korea Communications Standards Commission in Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul on the 10th. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 9th, the Yangcheon Police Station in Seoul announced that they notified Chairman Ryu last week to appear for a police investigation and are currently coordinating the schedule with his side.

According to the police, Chairman Ryu is suspected of having ordered his family and acquaintances in September 2023 to file complaints requesting the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) to review reports citing NewsTapa's 'Kim Man-bae - Shin Hak-rim false interview.'

The police called Chairman Ryu in for a confidential investigation last January, but after a KCSC official who appeared at a recent National Assembly Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting Committee inquiry last month reversed previous statements, it was deemed necessary to conduct an additional investigation into Chairman Ryu.

The KCSC official stated during the inquiry that Chairman Ryu's younger sibling filed a complaint with the KCSC regarding media reports and directly reported this to Chairman Ryu.

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