The Seoul High Court has upheld a lower court's ruling that deemed the Korea Communications Commission's (KCC) sanctions against MBC for citing a News Tapa interview as unjust. On May 7, the court ruled in favor of MBC in its lawsuit against the KCC, mirroring the earlier decision.
This case stems from a 2021 interview where Kim Man-bae, a major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management, claimed that Yoon Seok-yeol, then head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, had intervened in the investigation of Busan Savings Bank. News Tapa reported this in March 2022, and MBC later cited it in its radio program.
The KCC issued a warning sanction, stating the report lacked verification, which could negatively impact MBC's license renewal process. MBC rejected the sanction and filed a lawsuit in February 2024, winning in the first instance. The KCC appealed, but the appellate court upheld the initial ruling.
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