Newstamsa wins the appeal in the ₩1 billion lawsuit related to author Lee Ji-sung, and Jung Cheon-su's ₩20 million fine is confirmed.
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Jung Cheon-su was fined ₩20 million in the appellate defamation lawsuit related to reports about former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon, for stating false facts, including manipulating a whistleblower's recording. The court determined that Jung Cheon-su attempted to defame a specific individual without any basis.
The court determined that Jung Cheon-su stated false facts about the residence of lawyer Hwang Hee-seok's son. Similar to the first trial, the second trial also recognized these claims as false, but the argument that they were expressions of opinion was not accepted.
The appellate ruling, following the first trial, once again explicitly stated that the management entity of the Open Eunkam channel is the company, not Jung Cheon-su as an individual. The court did not recognize Jung Cheon-su's act of changing the channel password as self-defense and did not consider the situation at the time urgent. This reconfirms that the channel's ownership belongs to the company, making it impossible for Jung Cheon-su to use the channel without authorization.
This appellate ruling has effectively blocked Jung Cheon-su's attempts to privatize the Open Eunkam channel. The court confirmed that the channel does not belong to Jung Cheon-su as an individual, meaning his strategy to monopolize the channel if the company were to close in the future has been thwarted. If Jung Cheon-su attempts to access the channel again, he may face charges of obstruction of business.
It is reported that during the reading of the verdict, the court strongly rebuked Jung Cheon-su, virtually implying he was unqualified as a journalist. This, combined with recent controversies such as his remarks hinting at self-harm during a broadcast, which led to his YouTube channel being blocked, seems to have exacerbated his psychological isolation.
Jung Cheon-su announced his intention to appeal to the Supreme Court, but it seems he himself is aware that it will be difficult to overturn the ruling there. This, along with the inconsistency between his past statements hinting at broadcast suspensions and his actual actions, raises questions about his sincerity.
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