[Exclusive] Sisa Tapa Sues Three for Defamation Over Broadcast Remarks on Meeting With Moon

[Financial News] Lee Jong-won, head of the YouTube channel Sisa Tapa TV, has filed a defamation complaint against the host and guests of the YouTube program 'Genre Is Yeouido.' He says remarks the guests made recently about his meeting with former President Moon Jae-in amounted to false information.
According to police and other sources on the 15th, Seoul's Mapo Police Station received a defamation complaint on the 11th filed by Lee's side against Jung Young-jin and attorneys Roh Young-hee and Kang Soo-young.
The complaint takes issue with remarks made on the 'Genre Is Yeouido' broadcast on the 9th. The guests made a series of critical comments about Lee's meeting with former President Moon at the 'Walking Together on the Path to Democracy' event held on the 7th.
While referring to Lee, Jung mentioned people who mobilize their support base to gain economic and political benefits. Attorney Roh criticized Lee, saying he had sent an 'SOS' to former President Moon to escape recent controversies related to an investigation.
Attorney Kang said Lee had 'said he would kill a particular person.' Lee's side maintains that these remarks were untrue and defamatory.
Lee's side pushed back against the claim that his meeting with former President Moon was related to the recent investigation, saying, 'Sisa Tapa has organized related events for years.' On Kang's remarks, it also said, 'The issue is not whether it was an expression of opinion, but whether facts were asserted,' and argued that the remarks constituted false information.
Sisa Tapa said on YouTube on the 9th that it had filed the complaint, adding, 'We will no longer tolerate the spread of false information and malicious defamation.' It plans to continue gathering evidence on related videos and posts uploaded to YouTube and online communities and to pursue further legal action.
In a phone interview with this newspaper, the accused said they would 'cooperate fully with the investigation,' but added that 'Lee needs to reflect on his usual words and actions.'
Meanwhile, police continue to investigate Lee on suspicion that he induced false responses in an opinion poll for the Democratic Party's convention last month, including conducting a search and seizure at his office.
[email protected] Choi Seung-han, Park Seong-hyeon Reporter