He looked for 3 million krw per person in damage.
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This article is part of our Hybe VS. Ador Ceo Min Hee Jin. You can read more and view the entire time sequence here.
Former I love CEO May He won a cause of defamation against people who published harmful comments on her online. The cause was presented in response to defamatory observations left in the context of the news articles relating to its management dispute with Hybe.
On March 19, legal sources confirmed that the central district court of Soul partially ruled in favor of Min in his case against eight users online. The Court has ordered each person to compensate it with amounts ranging from ₩ 50,000 krw (about $ 34.50 USD) to ₩ 100,000 krw (about $ 69 USD). Like neither part, the decision is now definitive.
The legal battle of Min dates back to April last year, when Hybe accused her of trying to take the control of Ador and separate it from the company. The question attracted public attention, pushing Min to keep two press conferences that deny the statements. After the second press conference, numerous negative comments aimed at her appeared online.
According to reports, Hybe asks the CEO of Ador, Hee Jin to resign in the middle of the power struggle
In response, Min pursued legal action, claiming that the comments caused his emotional unease and sought ₩ 3.00 million krw (about $ 2,070 USD) per person in damage. While the Court agreed that some comments were defamatory, he assigned a lower compensation, citing legal precedents in South Korea, where the damage for emotional damage is generally not high.
The highest compensation of ₩ 100,000 krw (about $ 69 USD) was given for a comment containing a direct insult, while others received ₩ 50,000 krw (about $ 34.50 USD). Some observations, like “cunning“, They were not considered defamatory, since the Court established that they were opinions rather than attacks absolutely.
The mines of Min with Hybe led to its removal as Adr’s CEO in August last year. Since then he has left the company. In the meantime, Ador has recently sought an order of the court to prevent the ex Newjeans members, now known as Njzfrom the promotion. A sentence on that matter is expected by the end of March.
