Tzuyang appears as a witness in the trial of 'Racketeering for Guje Station'... "I'll tell you everything."

ⓒYonhap News Agency

Tzuyang (Park Jung-won), a victim of allegations such as blackmail by YouTuber foot-and-mouth disease (real name Lee Joon-hee), attended the trial and said, "I will tell you everything as it is."

Tzuyang, who arrived at the Suwon District Court at around 1:20 p.m. today (15th) to appear as a witness in the trial of the alleged racketeering of foot-and-mouth disease, said, "I don't know why (the relief worker pleaded not guilty), but I will tell you everything and correct other (wrong) facts."

"I submitted all the data I could submit, and I attended without much burden because I just had to state what I had experienced," said Kim Tae-yeon, a lawyer at Taeyeon Law Office, Tzuyang's lawyer. "Lee Joon-hee claims innocence, and I think the decision to attend today will also solidify the conviction of the court if it goes through the witness examination process." Today, the court will confirm the contents," he said.

However, he added, "We submitted an opinion to the court to conduct a witness examination behind closed doors because we were concerned about questions about the privacy of the victims."

As a result, Judge Park Ryeo of the Suwon District Court's Criminal Chamber 14 decided to conduct a closed-door examination of Tzuyang's witnesses on the same day.

Foot-and-mouth disease was arrested and indicted on August 14 on charges of extorting 55 million won from Tzuyang in February 2023, saying it would not publicize tax evasion and privacy-related allegations. Foot-and-mouth disease denied all charges in its first trial held on September 6.