Daegu Solidarity for Participation announced on the 29th, "Within just over 20 days since we began recruiting plaintiffs for a class action lawsuit seeking damages against Coupang for leaking the personal information of 33.7 million people, approximately 12,000 people have joined." The organization added, "While some law firms in Seoul started their own class action recruitment earlier, the fact that more than 500 people per day on average have participated in a local civic group's plaintiff recruitment indicates a significant level of public interest."
Daegu Solidarity for Participation stated, "Initially, we planned the first round of plaintiff recruitment until the 24th, leaving open the possibility of additional recruitment. We have now decided to extend the recruitment period until January 10 next year. This is due to continued inquiries from citizens who learned about the class action late, as well as a growing number of people outraged by Coupang's consistently irresponsible and arrogant attitude."
Daegu Solidarity for Participation further said, "Coupang's Chief Financial Officer sold shares worth approximately 3.2 billion won on November 10, a week before the data breach became public through the media. On November 17, a key executive responsible for search and recommendation technology sold shares worth about 1.1 billion won immediately after resigning. Moreover, last December, Coupang donated 1 million dollars to President Trump's inauguration committee, and over the past five years, distributed about 15.5 billion won in lobbying funds targeting the U.S. administration and Congress. As a result, the U.S. political establishment has issued absurd messages criticizing the Korean government and National Assembly's 'sanctions against Coupang.' Despite an ongoing joint public-private investigation, Coupang attempted to minimize and distort the situation by announcing its own investigation results. Only after a month had passed since the data breach did Coupang reluctantly issue an apology, while refusing to attend a National Assembly hearing, thereby mocking Korean society."
Daegu Solidarity for Participation stated, "No citizen can tolerate Coupang's actions any longer. Workers and citizens must unite to send a strong message, and the government and National Assembly must respond with uncompromising measures. We are extending plaintiff recruitment under the same conditions until January 10 next year, and we hope even more concerned citizens will participate. Daegu Solidarity for Participation will continue to work with citizens to hold Coupang executives and employees accountable, improve personal information protection and labor rights, and push for institutional reforms such as the introduction of a class action law and punitive damages system."
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