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May 18 democracy activists to seek 200 million won in damages from Lee Jin-sook

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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  • Four recognized participants in South Korea’s May 18 Democratization Movement plan to seek a combined 200 million won in damages from People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jin-sook.
  • They also asked a Seoul court to order the removal of and prohibit further distribution of a social media post sharing a video that called the movement a “riot.”
  • Their legal representative said each plaintiff would seek 50 million won under a recently revised Information and Communications Network Act.

Four recognized participants in South Korea’s May 18 Democratization Movement plan to file a 200 million won defamation lawsuit against People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jin-sook.

The plaintiffs, members of the May 18 People’s Uprising Mobile Strike Team Association, intend to seek 50 million won each. Their lawyer, Jung Young-hoon, said the planned amount rose from 30 million won per person after reviewing a recently revised Information and Communications Network Act.

The lawsuit follows Lee’s social media post on August 27, in which she shared a YouTube video describing the May 18 movement as a “riot.” The four plaintiffs had already asked the Seoul Central District Court to order the post’s removal and prohibit its publication and distribution.

Association chairman Yang Ki-nam said he had previously won a lawsuit against Ji Man-won after being falsely identified as a North Korean special forces member involved in the May 18 events. He said repeated distortion and disparagement of the movement required another legal ruling.

I was previously falsely identified as North Korean special forces member 'Gwangsu No. 36' during the May 18 events, and I won a lawsuit against Ji Man-won, yet distortion and disparagement of May 18 continue.

— Yang Ki-namThe association chairman explained why he supports further legal action.
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