Hong Hye-hye, a victim of domestic violence, confirmed his innocence in 1687 days

The Supreme Court upheld the innocence of Hong Gye-hye, who had been charged with "defamation for defaming the sea" during the 2014 disaster. It was only two years and three months after the judgment of acquittal of September 1st, 2016.

In an interview with MBN on April 18, 2014, two days after the Sowei disaster, Hong Hye-hye said, "There is a person who spoke to a survivor of the diver." "The government does not support the civilian diver, He said:" Stop him and say that it's time to waste time barely, "was charged after the interview. from Mokpo Prison, where video surveillance lasts about 24 hours, television was forbidden.

Hong Hye-hye, which sought to promote rescue activities and actively support the seaport, informing of the lack of relief from construction work on Seowol Lake, was severely tested for 101 days. Four years and seven months after the prosecution's appeal, the defendants lost their identity. Hong is a victim of national violence in the Park Geun-hye administration and a media victim who has been defamed by the spread of fake blind facts.

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Immediately after the decision of the Supreme Court, Hong said, "The real fight for all begins now."

▲ Hong Hye-hye.

The Hong Kong Public Interest Center (attorney Yang Hong-suk), who was charged with the defense of the public interest, commented today: "The police chief of the Navy, a national institution in the legal system, can not be defamed, The "fictitious" criticism of the constitutional disruption by the government is a demonstration of the misuse of criminal justice for political purposes. "

"I do not want someone to shed tears and apologize for the suffering that Hong Hye-hye had suffered as a human being while criminal proceedings took place over 1687 days", said the ministry.

OpenNet, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong law firm, also commented on the same day and welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court. "Spectrography considers that the public institution is defamed in order to block public criticism of the activities of public institutions in the context of national disasters.This will remain a typical example of human rights abuse by abusing of the judicial system. "

OpenNet said: "On the basis of this judgment, we will abolish the freedom of defamation and prohibit the arrest of human beings in order to comply with the international human rights standards promulgated. by General Comment No. 34 on the Freedom of Expression of the UN Human Rights Committee in 2011, The Review should be the subject of a active review and the National Assembly should immediately revise the criminal law amendment to abolish imprisonment for defamation. "