Lee Soo-jung, People Power Party Suwon Jeong Party Committee Chairperson (Kyunggi University Criminal Psychology Professor), was fined 3 million Korean won on the 12th for allegedly posting false claims on her social media ahead of the last presidential election stating, “President Lee Jae Myung (then Democratic Party of Korea presidential candidate) and his two sons received military exemptions.” Under the Public Official Election Act, a confirmed fine of 1 million Korean won or more results in the loss of electoral eligibility for five years, barring the individual from running for elected positions such as National Assembly member.
The Suwon High Court’s Criminal Division 14 (Judge Heo Yang-yoon) upheld the lower court’s ruling of a 3 million Korean won fine during the appellate trial for Lee’s violations of the Public Official Election Act (false information dissemination) and the Information and Communications Network Act (defamation). Lee had appealed the initial ruling, but the court rejected her appeal.
Lee faced charges for posting on her Facebook account on May 28 of last year, “Candidate Lee and his two sons all received military exemptions,” disseminating false information and defaming President Lee and his children. Contrary to the post, both of President Lee’s sons fulfilled their military duties.
After posting the message, Lee quickly deleted it and issued an apology stating, “I shared information circulating online but immediately deleted it upon realizing...
Lee Soo-jung, People Power Party Suwon Jeong Party Committee Chairperson (Kyunggi University Criminal Psychology Professor), was fined 3 million Korean won on the 12th for allegedly posting false ...