On December 2, law firm Shin & Kim said: “Former CEO Min Hee-jin filed a complaint with Yongsan Police Station against former HYBE CEO Park Ji-won and HYBE CCO Park Tae-hee for violations of the Network Usage Promotion Law. information and communication and on the protection of information (illegal information and communications intrusion into the network), as well as against two Dispatch journalists for defamation under the same law.”
The company continued: “Since April, defendants Park Ji-won and Park Tae-hee have actively used private conversations, illegally obtained and enriched with false information, to create negative public opinion against former CEO Min. Furthermore, Dispatch reporters, fully aware of these intentions, they continued to publish false articles to deliberately defame Min Hee-jin..”
They added: “Through this lawsuit, we hope that a thorough investigation will reveal the defendants’ grave lies and deceptions and that they will face appropriate legal accountability.”
Earlier that day, Dispatch reported that Min Hee-jin allegedly interfered in matters such as NewJeans’ surprise YouTube live broadcast, Hanni’s appearance at the National Assembly inspection, and a recent press conference. The outlet also raised suspicions that Min Hee-jin was involved in some tampering.
Source: Daum
