Former Rep. Ahn to be sentenced to one year in prison for defamation... Claims that Choi Soon-sil had hidden assets worth trillions of won in Germany = South Korea

The lawsuit claims that the lawsuit has damaged the reputation of Choi Seo-won (now Choi Soon-sil), who was identified as a "non-official power player" in the case of interference in state affairs under South Korea's Park Geun-hye administration.
On the 23rd, the Suwon District Court sentenced former lawmaker Ahn Min-seok, who was indicted on charges of defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act, to prison.
The prosecution demanded a one-year prison sentence, stating, "Despite being a member of the National Diet, he spread slander that would cause great harm to society through his crimes."
In a radio program in 2016, Ahn said, "Choi Soon-sil's assets hidden in Germany amount to trillions of won, and there are hundreds of German paper companies used for money laundering."
"We have received confirmation from German prosecutors that Choi met with the president of a foreign defense company to bring about an arms contract," he said, adding, "Funds from domestic company A that were deposited in a secret Swiss account were linked to Choi and
In his closing argument, Yasu's lawyer said, "The defendant's statements concern the public interest.
"I had no personal feelings whatsoever in urging a thorough investigation and recovery of hidden overseas funds related to non-Official influential people who are the subject of the investigation and have never been verified by Official."
In his final statement, Yasu also said, "This is a public interest activity based on providing information and reporting. It is not a personal attack, but an expression of the public's right to know."
"If I am found guilty, I am concerned that it will falsely label politicians who have worked hard to expose the truth about interference in state affairs and give a free pass to those who are meddling in state affairs," he said.
He added, "I asked the police to catch a thief, but they didn't catch him, and then they tried to catch the person who asked them to catch him. I think that's immoral."
"They should explain why they didn't investigate the hidden assets before," he said. The verdict is scheduled to be handed down at 10:40 a.m. on March 6.