Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung calls his nephew's murder ”date violence”... What is the outcome of today's second trial for damages? = Korea

The conclusion of the appeals court in a suit for damages brought by the victim's family in connection with South Korea's Democratic Party representative Lee Jae-myung calling his nephew's murder ``date violence'' will be reached today.
At 2:00 pm on the 12th, the Seoul Central District Court will pronounce the judgment of the appeals court in the damage compensation lawsuit brought by Mr. A, the bereaved family, against CEO Lee.
In May 2006, CEO Lee's nephew, Mr. Kim, came to his house after his girlfriend broke up with him and his girlfriend's mother.
He was charged with murdering his parents by stabbing them 37 times with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to life in prison. At that time, CEO Lee took on Kim's defense, and when it came to discussion, he said in November 2021, ``One of my family members has
He committed a violent and serious crime, but since he could not afford a lawyer, I, the only lawyer in the family, had no choice but to take on the responsibility of defending him.''
In response, in December of the same year, Mr. A claimed that he had suffered mental pain due to Lee's comment that the family murder case was "date violence," and that he had been awarded 100 million won.
A lawsuit was filed seeking compensation for damages. At the first trial in January last year, the bereaved family's claim was dismissed. The court of first instance stated, ``In light of the defendant's expressions and the overall content and purpose of the posted message, the damage was caused by the crime committed by the defendant's nephew.
It is hard to say that the plaintiff's social reputation will be diminished by stating false facts by reducing or distorting the facts." In response, the bereaved family filed an appeal against the judgment. The attorney for the bereaved family said, ``The first trial
"The judgment was seriously illegal in only deciding on one of the plaintiff's six claims and not deciding on the remaining five," the court stated in the statement.