"No Prosecution for Nam Young-hee, Deputy Director of Minju Research Institute, Citing Itaewon Disaster Office Relocation"

Nam Young-hee, Deputy Director of the Democratic Research Institute Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Seoyul] The Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul announced on the 6th that it has decided not to indict Nam Younghee, Deputy Director of the Minjoo Research Institute, who was accused of defamation for writing that the cause of the Itaewon tragedy was the relocation of the presidential office.

Previously, Deputy Director Nam was accused of defamation by a civic group after claiming on her social media service (SNS) on October 30 of last year, the day after the Itaewon tragedy, that the incident occurred because security personnel were concentrated in the presidential office due to the relocation of the presidential office to the Yongsan Ministry of National Defense. The police reportedly judged that Nam's post was merely an expression of opinion and did not constitute defamation under criminal law.