KIM SOO HYUN
The actor KIM SOO HYUN appeared behind closed doors as a witness during the criminal trial of Kim Seui, CEO of the YouTube channel 가로세로연구소 (Gaseyeon), indicted notably for dissemination of false information concerning him.
The 26th criminal division of the Seoul Central District Court (presided over by Judge Lee Hyun Kyung) opened this November 11 at 2 p.m. KST the first hearing of CEO Kim, prosecuted for defamation under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, as well as for violation of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes and the Act on the Punishment of Stalking, and proceeded with the hearing of KIM SOO HYUN as a witness.
Taking into account notably the protection of privacy, this witness hearing also took place behind closed doors.
KIM SOO HYUN arrived at the court around 1:40 p.m. KST on this same day, before the hearing. Avoiding the journalists who were waiting for him on site, KIM SOO HYUN entered the courtroom by taking a separate passageway.
Regarding this appearance, it is reported that KIM SOO HYUN requested witness protection from the court.
CEO Kim was detained and indicted last June for having notably disseminated, during a YouTube broadcast last year, false information claiming that KIM SOO HYUN had dated the late Kim Saeron when she was a minor, and that the cause of Kim Saeron‘s death was due to debt repayment pressures exerted by KIM SOO HYUN‘s camp.
To this are added accusations of having harmed KIM SOO HYUN‘s reputation by disclosing a voice of Kim Saeron manipulated by artificial intelligence (AI), of having unauthorizedly leaked private photos of KIM SOO HYUN, and of having uttered threats to make other disclosures on documents relating to his private life.
CEO Kim denies all the charges brought against him and requested bail citing notably mental disorders, remaining pending the court’s decision.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: Star Today
