South Korean prosecutors seek prison sentence for Mr. Ryu even in the defamation appeals court of the Korean justice minister

South Korean Yoo Shi-min, former chairman of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation, has falsely claimed that prosecutors investigated the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation and his bank accounts when Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon was the head of the anti-corruption department at the Grand Prosecutor's Office.
On the 23rd, South Korean prosecutors requested a one-year prison sentence for Mr. Ryu at an appeal hearing held at the Seoul Western District Court in a case where he was charged with defamation for making false statements.
The prosecution said, ``As confirmed in the original trial, while the victim (Minister of Justice Han) was serving as the head of the powerful anti-corruption department at the Grand Prosecutor's Office, the prosecution maintained the account of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation.
There was no fact that it was viewed. The defendant's actions amount to a crime of defamation of the victim, who is a public servant,'' and asked the court to impose the same one-year prison sentence as the first trial.
The prosecutor's office said, ``Despite the fact that the prosecution has never confirmed that he viewed the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation's account, (the defendant)
He made false statements on the air and made the public believe them to be true." He added, "When we summarize the evidence in this case, the statements made by the defendant are recognized as false facts, and at the time he made the statements, there was no intention of slander.
” he added. On the other hand, Mr. Ryu's lawyer said, ``We are sorry for providing a reason for this case to cause a lot of social energy to be wasted in the trial,'' but added, ``He was found guilty in the first trial.''
I'm disappointed that we lost." The defense attorney emphasized that the controversial remark about ``inspecting the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation's accounts'' came up only briefly in the process of explaining ``allegations of collusion between prosecutors and the media,'' and added,
It may be possible to say that the social criticism and defamation suffered by the Minister of Justice and Former Channel A reporter Lee Dong-jae is due to the defendant's statements, but the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation's account inspection statement is to blame.
That is outrageous," he argued. ``The accused appeared on the air as a party who was on the verge of becoming a victim, rather than as a third party, regarding a matter of public interest that has a public and social nature, and expressed his feelings.''
"I used to talk about it," he said. The trial chamber is scheduled to deliver its verdict on December 21st. This incident occurred in December 2019 on a program broadcast on the YouTube channel "Arlile Leo."
woke up. In the program, Ryu said, ``I have confirmed that the prosecution, which is presumed to be the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office, investigated the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation's accounts,'' and claimed, ``It appears that they investigated all of my personal and foundation accounts.''
. In response, Mr. Han sued for defamation, and in June last year, the trial court sentenced Mr. Ryu to a fine of 5 million won. However, both Ryu and the prosecution appealed.