[Breaking] Democratic Party Withdraws Complaints Against Im Miri and Kyunghyang

Lee Hae-chan, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the expanded executive meeting held at the National Assembly on the 14th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] On the 14th, the Democratic Party of Korea announced that it "withdraws the complaint against Professor Im Miri and Kyunghyang Newspaper."

The Democratic Party stated regarding Professor Im, "As a former executive member of Ahn Cheol-soo's think tank 'Naeil,' we judged that the column published in Kyunghyang Newspaper went beyond mere expression of opinion and had a clear political purpose, which led us to proceed with the complaint." However, they added, "we acknowledge that our complaint was excessive and express our regret over this."