Prosecution Seeks 4-Month Sentence for Malicious Comments Against IU
Nov 26, 2024
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According to the Money Today report on the 26th, the Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Chamber 16 (Chief Judge Lee Kyung-sun) held a final hearing on A, who was charged with insult on the 15th, and the prosecution asked the court to sentence A to four months in prison.
According to the prosecution, A was put on trial on April 10, 2022, for posting four comments disparaging IU's costume, singing skills, and remarks.
Mr. A said "I was just saying simple symbols" and his sentence skills are lagging because he suffers from mental illness. We hope for relief."
Mr. A's lawyer also said "I expressed my opinion based on facts" and "There are expressions that are unpleasant or insulting, but there is no crime of insult."
Earlier on the 11th, IU's agency EDAM Entertainment filed a complaint against grave cases that meet criminal requirements among "threatening, insulting, spreading malicious false information, defamation, death threats and invasion of privacy, sexual harassment, distribution of pornography, production and dissemination of illegal compounds by deepfake, and other illegal information distribution activities." he said.
"So far, there are a total of 180 defendants, and further complaints are being made." "The rulings or dispositions so far have been fined (old-fashioned disposition), three conditional suspensions of prosecution for completing training, and one conditional suspension of prosecution for leading the probation office."
In addition, personal information was obtained for those who used overseas servers to engage in illegal activities and some of those identified as overseas residents. Among them, there is a person who is believed to be IU's middle school alumnus, and despite the ongoing case, it is under way that he has continued to harass IU. We have requested the cooperation of related agencies for some haters who use overseas IP addresses or live abroad, and we inform you that the investigation process to track them has progressed to some extent" he said.
Finally, the agency makes it clear that the artist under its jurisdiction will have no agreement or preference for the malicious commenter. We will continue to respond strongly to malicious post writers, so please stop committing illegal acts through online platforms now."
narusi@sportschosun.com
