金南國誹謗案部分勝訴

法院：「終審前不要認罪」 民主黨前議員金南國將獲得張藝燦賠償

A former member of the Democratic Party of Korea has won partial victory in a defamation case against an ex-youth chief of the People Power Party.

北韓民主黨前黨員在針對人民力量黨前青年黨首的誹謗案中取得了部分勝利。

Kim Nam-guk, a former lawmaker, had filed a damages suit against Jang Ye-chan, who had accused him of ‘illegal coin trading’ during a radio interview last year.

前議員金南國 (Kim Nam-guk) 對張藝燦 (Jang Ye-chan) 提起了損害賠償訴訟，張藝燦 (Jang Ye-chan) 在去年的一次電台採訪中指控他進行「非法硬幣交易」。

On Friday, Han Woong-hee, a judge at the Seoul Southern District Court, ruled in part to accept Kim’s claim.

週五，首爾南部地方法院法官韓雄熙(Han Woong-hee)裁定部分接受金的主張。

The court ordered Jang to pay Kim 30 million won ($23,000) in damages, less than the 50 million won that Kim had originally claimed.

法院命令張向金支付 3,000 萬韓元（23,000 美元）的賠償金，低於金最初索賠的 5,000 萬韓元。

“According to broadcasting review regulations, one should not express someone as a criminal until a final court judgment is made,” the court noted.

法院指出：“根據廣播審查規定，在法院作出最終判決之前，不得將某人描述為犯罪分子。”

“Nevertheless, the defendant rejected the opportunity to correct his statements limited by the host and further specified false facts.”

“然而，被告卻拒絕了主持人限制的更正其陳述的機會，並進一步指出了虛假事實。”

The court added, “Even if there are controversies regarding the plaintiff’s virtual asset holdings, transaction timing, and volume, or if the plaintiff’s explanations regarding the controversies are unclear, it is not permissible to defame the plaintiff by recklessly claiming he committed a crime without any basis.”

法院補充說：「即使原告的虛擬資產持有量、交易時間、交易量等存在爭議，或者原告對爭議的解釋不明確，也不能在沒有事實依據的情況下肆意宣稱自己犯罪，從而誹謗原告。 ”任何依據。”

In May last year, Jang had taken to social network service posts and a radio interview to raise suspicions that Kim had engaged in illegal coin trading by preemptively knowing listing information.

去年5月，張在社群網路服務貼文和電台訪談中懷疑金透過先發制人地了解上市資訊來從事非法硬幣交易。

Kim filed a damages lawsuit against Jang in September that year, and also filed defamation charges against Jang and fellow party member Kim Sung-won for false statements, but these were concluded with no charges.

金某於當年9月對張成元提起損害賠償訴訟，並以虛假陳述對張成元和同黨黨員金成元提出誹謗指控，但最終沒有受到任何指控。

The verdict on Kim’s charge of obstruction of official duties by deceit is expected on the 10th of next month.

金正恩涉嫌妨礙公務罪的判決預計將於下月 10 日做出。

Kim is accused of concealing significant profits from coin investments during the 2021-2022 National Assembly property reports, thereby obstructing the National Assembly Public Official Ethics Committee’s review of property change details.

金被指控在2021年至2022年國會財產報告期間隱瞞了硬幣投資的巨額利潤，從而阻礙了國會公務員道德委員會對財產變更細節的審查。