A media war broke out over the issue of “title” in a defamation lawsuit filed by Justice Minister candidate Han Dong-hoon against reporters and reporters at the Hankyoreh newspaper.
On the 4th, the preparation team for a candidate's personnel hearing said, "Three Hankyoreh reporters and reporters have been sued to the Seocho Police Station for defamation of false information caused by publications."
'The Hankyoreh' is an editorial on the evening of the 4th. According to the 'Hankyoreh' report, the eldest daughter of a candidate attending a famous international school in Korea said in an interview with a local media in the United States in November last year, she provided a laptop for online classes at welfare facilities. He said that he had sent 50 used laptops from a company by sending an e-mail requesting it. “It was the most rewarding thing for her,” she said. However, as a result of the coverage, it was confirmed that the legal officer of this company, an acquaintance of a candidate's spouse, played a leading role in the laptop donation process.
Shortly after the first report on the 4th of the 'Hankyoreh', one candidate said, "The report of the Hankyoreh that it was donated in her daughter's name is not true."
On the 4th, ‘The Chosun Ilbo’ published an article titled ‘Han Dong-hoon’s daughter is also suspected of ‘donation spec’ for college admission as a ‘parent chance’ on the morning of the 4th. He raised the suspicion that he was in his 50s and donated in the name of his daughter>.
According to Yonhap News, "The Hankyoreh reported this morning that a candidate's daughter used her mother's network to sponsored a laptop from her company and built up donation specifications for college admission".
The report of 'Newsis' is <The Hankyoreh reported this morning that a candidate's daughter used her mother's network to receive 50 laptops from a company and donate it to a welfare center to build a 'donation specification' for college admission> .
'Chosun Biz' published an article titled "The Hankyoreh this morning, 'Daughter of Han Dong-hoon is also suspected of 'donation spec' for college admission as a 'parent's chance'." He raised suspicions that he had accumulated donation specifications for college admissions with sponsorship. In response, a candidate's side said, "The Hankyoreh report that the donation was made in the name of her daughter is not true. “He said,” he reported.
'No Cut News' reported on the morning that the Hankyoreh reported on suspicions that a candidate's daughter used her mother's network to sponsored a laptop from a company and built up a donation specification for college admission. The Hankyoreh said, "Unlike the main text, the article's subtitle was 'Received 50 laptops from a company that is a friend of my mother and donated her daughter's name'," the Hankyoreh said. However, the actual donation name was the company, not the daughter, so we corrected this."
The Segye Ilbo reported that the Hankyoreh reported that a candidate's high school sophomore daughter disclosed the fact that she had donated 50 laptops in an interview with a local media in the United States in November last year, saying that it was a 'rewarding thing' this morning. The Hankyoreh explained that the laptop was donated in the name of a candidate's daughter through the arrangement of a corporate legal officer who was an acquaintance of a candidate's spouse. It is claimed that she used her mother's chance to build up her specifications for college.>
The JoongAng Ilbo reported that <The Hankyoreh raised suspicions that the daughter of a candidate used her mother's personal connections this morning to get a laptop sponsored by a company to build a so-called 'donation specification' for college admission>.
'Media Today' reported <Shortly after the report, a candidate's side expressed the position that the subheading of the article 'Received 50 laptops from an acquaintance company' and donated in her daughter's name was incorrect. deleted the subheading of 'Received 50 laptops from acquaintance company and donated daughter's name' from the online article. On the 4th, right after a candidate's position was announced, Jeong Hwan-bong, head of Hankyoreh's exploration planning team, told Media Today, "Even if you look at the entry, ' ' There is no objection to the facts other than partial claims. However, such a response to media reports seems inappropriate in the sense that the Minister of Justice can move the prosecution in various ways, including personnel, and that even when the prosecution directs an investigation, there is room for the Minister of Justice to be involved in any way.” has been revealed> reported.
The article on the 4th of the 'Hankyoreh' originally published <The situation suspected that the daughter of Justice Minister candidate Han Dong-hoon used 'Mom's Chance' to use 'Mom's Chance' to sponsored a large amount of goods and donated it to a welfare center. (Omitted) As a result of the 'Hankyoreh' coverage, the 'corporate legal officer', an acquaintance of a candidate's spouse, served as a link in the actual laptop donation process. It is said that the daughter of one candidate also told the welfare center to the effect that "the company where her mother's friend is going to donate a laptop". A candidate and his spouse, Mr. Jin, and Mr. Ko, a legal officer, are all alumni of Seoul National University Law School. In November 2020, Mr. Ko was also present when he donated a laptop to a welfare center.
One candidate's statement said, "There are many parts that are not true, so I will explain. The company made the donation in the name of the company directly after going through a fair screening process according to the bylaws and discussing the donation procedure with the welfare facility. The Hankyoreh report that the donation receipt was issued in the name of the company, not the candidate's eldest daughter, is not true. The candidate has never been involved in any of these processes>.
Defamation by publications conflicts with international standards as the issue of whether or not there is ‘intentional’ in reporting public interest is an issue, which is judged by an investigator in Korea and recognized by the court without direct interrogation by the investigator.
The gap with the international standards of the Attorney General, the executor of “criminal policy,” grew wider in a candidate’s defamation lawsuit against the headline of the news rather than the coverage of the article.