Woohyuk Jang
(Seoul = Larose.VIP) Reporter Hong Jun-seok = The police determined that Mr. A, a former employee of the agency who was sued after claiming that he was assaulted by singer Jang Woo-hyuk from the first generation idol group HOT, was not guilty of defamation.
Seoul Dongjak Police Station announced on the 27th that it had recently decided not to forward Mr. A, who was accused of defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act in July 2022.
A police official explained, “As a result of the review, the case did not meet the requirements for defamation, so it was concluded with ‘no charges’.”
Defamation occurs when facts or lies are publicly stated for the purpose of defaming a specific person.
Person A, who was an employee of WH Creative, the agency headed by Jang Woo-hyuk, claimed that he had been verbally abused and assaulted by Jang Woo-hyuk in an online community in June 2022.
In response, Jang Woo-hyuk requested the police to investigate, claiming that Mr. A maliciously spread false information and left malicious comments.
At the time, WH Creative claimed, “After personally meeting with many people who worked with us and confirming the facts, we confirmed that the content of the exposed article was not true,” and added, “We defamed Jang Woo-hyuk by posting false information for the purpose of slandering him.” did.
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