Representatives Kang Jin-goo and Choi Young-min, CEOs of ‘Citizen Media The Exploration’, a YouTube media suspected of invading the residence of Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon, attend the arrest warrant review held at the Seoul Central District Court on the followingnoon of the 29th. yunhap news
The court dismissed the prosecution’s request for an arrest warrant for CEOs Jin-goo Kang and Young-min Choi of the YouTube media’Citizen Media The Exploration’, who were accused of trespassing on the residence of Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon.
On the 30th, chief judge Kim Se-yong in charge of warrants at the Seoul Central District Court dismissed all requests for arrest warrants for CEOs Kang and Choi. Chief Judge Kim explained the reason for the dismissal, saying, “There is a lack of reason for arrest and a call for necessity.”
The previous day, CEO Kang attended the arrest warrant review (interrogation of the suspect before arrest) held at the court and said, “The warrant review is not simply a matter of individual media or individuals. Apart from the camp, it is directly related to the issue of freedom of speech common to all media outlets,” he said.
Representative Kang said, “I tried to ask the Minister of Justice what he thought regarding the situation where the tracking of a high-ranking official’s vehicle was reported as a stalking criminal and even a search and seizure was conducted.” . As the arrest warrant was dismissed, it seems that the court accepted Kang’s argument rather than the prosecution.
On the 27th of last month, CEO Kang was accused of going to the door of the house through the common entrance of an apartment in Gangnam-gu, Seoul where Minister Han lives (invasion of a joint residence under the Punishment of Violence Act). Minister Han filed a complaint once morest CEO Kang to the police, and the police have been conducting an investigation, including confiscating and searching the office of The Exploration Office and President Kang’s home.