[Rebuttal Report]<"'State Manipulation' Tablet PC Contract Forgery"... Byeon Hee-jae Indicted Without Detention> Related

On May 31, this media outlet reported on the social affairs page under the headline <"'State Manipulation' Tablet PC Contract Forgery"... Byun Hee-jae Indicted Without Detention>, stating that Byun Hee-jae, CEO of Media Watch, who raised suspicions that the mobile phone subscription contract for the key evidence in the civilian state manipulation case, the ‘Choi Soon-sil tablet,’ was forged, has been criminally prosecuted for defamation by spreading false information against SK Telecom.

In response, CEO Byun Hee-jae stated, “The fact that SK Telecom forged the contract for the ‘Choi Soon-sil tablet’ is supported by various fact inquiries and handwriting analyses conducted in related lawsuits,” and added, “Based on this, the High-ranking Officials’ Crime Investigation Division is currently investigating prosecutors suspected of collusion with SK Telecom.”