IU defamation case: Woman accused of slander faces additional 3 million KRW fine for repeated offence

In a most up-to-date court docket ruling, a lady in her 40s was held guilty for her actions in opposition to IU, which included posting defamatory feedback about her. While presenting the verdict, the court docket took into consideration the girl’s prior conviction for a identical offense in opposition to the singer in 2022. As a end result, the offender was ordered to pay a hefty just. Essentially the most up-to-date pattern in the case was reported by the K-media outlet The Korea Herald on June 5.

IU’s second-time offender slapped with a 3 million KRW just

The Seoul Central District Court stumbled on the defendant, frequently known as Kim, guilty of the crime of slander and ordered her to pay an even of three million KRW (2,200 USD). The costs in opposition to Kim stemmed from her alleged posting of s*xually offensive feedback about IU, and accusing IU’s company, Edam Leisure, of bribing judges to rule in favour of them in the previous case.

Kim nonetheless, claimed that she did no longer point out any names in the enthusiastic feedback, and argued that they had been too vague to be linked to IU and did no longer damage her recognition. Alternatively, the court docket dominated in opposition to her, taking into chronicle her identical previous offence three years ago.

The court docket supplied IU’s defendant leniency

The Seoul Court issued a lenient sentence for Kim ensuing from her already being indicted with identical fees and going thru accurate penalties for the an identical. Kim got the an identical just for her present offense as she did for her previous offense in opposition to IU in 2022. As for IU’s aspect, they published that the When Lifestyles Presents You Tangerines actress did no longer forgive her offender and thus, the court docket listening to proceeded as scheduled.

Kim’s previous offence in opposition to IU

Kim’s previous online attack in opposition to IU was in April 2022, and it enthusiastic posting derogatory feedback about her singing and type sense. Despite Kim’s claim that her feedback had been merely a reflection of her type and that her language expertise had been restricted ensuing from a psychological effectively being area, the court docket stumbled on her guilty and imposed an even of three million KRW in December 2023.

From then till date, Edam Leisure has been vigorously taking accurate motion in opposition to contributors who publish malicious feedback about IU. By November, the company had initiated criminal proceedings in opposition to 180 contributors.