[단독]Photographed Kim Eo-jun’s tuxedo, Mapo-gu “no fines”

It was confirmed that broadcaster Kim Eo-jun, the host of TBS Radio’Kim Eo-jun’s News Factory’, held a meeting with more than 7 people gathered at a Starbucks store in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Eo-jun Kim is talking with the party while wearing a mask on his chin. [사진 온라인 커뮤니티 캡처]

Mapo-gu Office concluded that it was not a violation of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) quarantine rules about the behavior of the broadcaster Eo-jun Kim, who talked with the party at a cafe while wearing a mask over his chin (so-called Tusk). However, regarding the’violation of the ban on gathering of 5 or more people’, it is the position that a fine for negligence is decided later by asking for opinions from a superior institution.

The Mapo-gu Office in Seoul believed that Eo-Jun Kim’s’Tuxk’ on the 26th did not violate the’Order to comply with the quarantine guidelines for wearing a mask’, which is in effect under the Infectious Disease Prevention and Management Act. A ward official said, “In principle, if a public official does not wear a mask according to the guidelines, it is a principle that the public officials directly detect it on the spot.” It is difficult to impose a fine for negligence.”

However, regarding the violation of the’Private Meeting Ban Order for 5 or More People’, it plans to decide later through an inquiry reply to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a superior institution. Regarding the complaints received on the 19th, when the deadline for response by this day, the officials of the ward office said, “It is difficult to judge the matters individually reported (private gatherings of 5 or more people are prohibited), so it is difficult to judge the person concerned, obtaining other data, inquiries and responses from related organizations, etc. ‘I will process it after carefully reviewing it.’

Earlier, on the 19th, Kim Eo-jun was controversial when a scene of talking with four people in his chin wearing a mask at a coffee shop in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul was released through social media. Mapo-gu Office received the case in the form of a civil complaint on that day, and the next day, through a field investigation, it confirmed that seven people, including Mr. Kim, had gathered there. It is said that the ward office identified 7 people who met on the day with the cooperation of TBS and secured the statements of related parties.

Regarding the fact that the penalty for violating the’Private Meeting Ban Order for 5 or More People’ was not issued on this day, an official at Mapo-gu Office said, “Because this is the first case to discuss whether it is the first time to confirm the nature of the meeting and impose a fine, we secure data and reply to an inquiry from related agencies. Finally, it is judged by our department to determine whether to impose a fine.” He added, “Even tomorrow, I will reply to the inquiry to the city and review it internally based on the contents of the statement,” he added. “We will not only judge our district, but if the result comes down from the city, our district will make a final decision and process it.”

Meanwhile, after the controversy over the ‘7-person cafe meeting’, Eo-Jun Kim argued that the production team of TBS Radio’Eo-Jun Kim’s News Factory’ gathered for business and was not a private meeting. However, the clarification of Kim Eo-jun and TBS seems far from the guidelines of the quarantine authorities.

According to the reference material for “Keeping Social Distance 2.5 Stages in the Metropolitan Area” announced by the Central Accident Control Center on the 16th, business meetings are excluded from private meetings. However, there is a clue that it is’at the company’ in the business meeting rules where groups of 5 or more are allowed. The building where the coffee shop where seven people met is not the TBS office building.

Reporters Ham Min-jung and Ko Seok-hyun [email protected]