"han dong-hoon defamation" hwang hee-seok fined 5 million won

Hwang Hee-seok, a former member of the Supreme Council of the Open Democratic Party who was put on trial for defaming Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the People's Power, has been fined.

The Supreme Court today (25th) confirmed the original ruling that sentenced Hwang, a former Supreme Court member charged with defamation, to a fine of 5 million won.Former Supreme Council member

Hwang appeared on YouTube in November 2021 and claimed that the prosecution tracked down the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation's account in 2019 and saw all the transaction details, and that there was a "committal attachment" to catch former chairman Yoo Si-min in the process.

In 2019, representative Han, then head of the anti-corruption and violent department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, filed a complaint with the police against former supreme council member Hwang, saying he had never tracked down the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation or former chairman Yoo's account.Representative

Han also filed a civil lawsuit seeking 200 million won in damages against former Supreme Council member Hwang and TBS, apart from the complaint, and the trial is currently underway at the Seoul Central District Court.Former Chairman Yoo, who raised the same suspicion before former Supreme Council member

Hwang, was also handed over to trial, and a fine of 5 million won was confirmed by the Supreme Court in June.