The public interest whistleblower who exposed allegations that Coupang compiled a blacklist of former employees has been referred to the prosecution.
Although Coupang withdrew its complaint, the investigation continued, and a decision to forward the case was reached after about two years.
The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency forwarded Kim Jun-ho, a former employee of Coupang Fulfillment Services, to the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office without detention yesterday (October 21) on charges of violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection.
Kim is accused of accessing internal servers and other systems to check Coupang's blacklist information.
Previously, Coupang filed a complaint against Kim in 2024 on charges including occupational breach of trust, but police recognized only the charge of violating the Information and Communications Network Act.
The list exposed by Kim is the so-called "PNG List" compiled by Coupang Fulfillment Services, which operates Coupang's logistics centers.
Named after the diplomatic term meaning "Persona Non Grata," it is a type of blacklist that Coupang was suspected of operating from September 2017 for about six years to restrict the re-employment of 16,450 workers who had worked at its logistics centers.
The list contained personal information such as workers' real names, contact numbers, work IDs, and reasons for employment restrictions.
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