Kim Byung-joo, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, who mentioned that the claim by broadcaster Kim Eo-jun that an "assassination squad was activated" during the December 3 emergency martial law incident is "highly likely to be true," has been accused of defamation.
On the 13th, at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, broadcaster Kim Eo-jun is responding to questions during the full meeting of the Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting Communications Committee, which was held to address current issues such as the role of the national key broadcaster KBS and related agencies during the December 3 emergency martial law. Photo by Yonhap News.
On the 19th, Seoul city council member Lee Jong-bae announced that he filed a complaint against Kim with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency for defamation by spreading false information under the Information and Communications Network Act. On the 16th, Kim said on CBS Radio regarding Kim Eo-jun's remarks such as "an assassination squad was activated" and "there was a plan to kill," "It is possible that it is true. The U.S. was probably eavesdropping on the presidential office."
Lee stated, "The U.S. Embassy and the State Department clearly stated that it is not true, and the Democratic Party has effectively admitted that it is false information," adding, "Forming fake public opinion through absurd rumors aims to influence the Constitutional Court's ruling, and this is truly an act of rebellion."
On the 13th, Kim Eo-jun attended a current affairs inquiry of the Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee and said, "Although it is not confirmed information, the initial tip I received was that it was not an arrest squad but an assassination squad that was activated," adding, "The source of the information is an allied country with an embassy in Korea."
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