Court battle after 3 years of controversy about’bullying driving’… Next pleading date March 17
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In the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics speed skating competition, Roh Yeong’s side, who was caught up in the’bullying driving’ controversy, responded to Kim Bo-reum (Gangwon Provincial Office) who filed a lawsuit against him, saying, “I suffered mental pain from Kim Bo-reum’s false interview” .
The 36th Division of the Civil Agreement of the Seoul Central District Court (Deputy Judge Hwang Soon-Hyun) held the first date of pleading for the damages lawsuit against Kim Bo-reum, who claimed 200 million won against Roh Roh. At the trial that day, the two players did not appear, only the legal representatives of both sides.
Roh’s agent said, “We have to follow the judgment of whether violence and assault constitute illegal activities among athletes, but the defendant was a four-year senior at Korea Sports University than the plaintiff and did not legally violate the social norms.” He said, “Even if it becomes an illegal act, not only has the statute of limitations on the illegal act been completed in 2011, 2013, and 2016, but it is questionable whether it is appropriate to file a lawsuit at this point.” He pointed out, “It is also questionable whether the plaintiff is actually proceeding with the lawsuit or whether the Korea Ice Skating Federation borrows the plaintiff’s name and proceeds as a proxy.”
“The defendant did not give a false interview,” said the representative of Roh Roh-young’s side. “The plaintiff’s interview will cause the public to petition the Blue House, and it may be necessary to hear whether the plaintiff is stressed by the defendant.” He said, “The defendant will also file a counterclaim, taking into account that he suffered mentally from the plaintiff’s false interview.”
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In response, the representative of Boreum Kim refuted, “Please refrain from saying that it is an association-level lawsuit.” Kim Bo-reum argued that “the defendant’s illegal act caused the plaintiff to suffer mental damage and claim compensation,” and argued that “the main cause of the damage was the long-term abuse the defendant inflicted on the plaintiff and the false interview of the defendant at the time of the Olympics.” .
After confirming the positions of both sides, the court ended the trial on the same day by requesting additional documents and documents to prove the claim. The next pleading date is March 17th.
Roh Roh and Bo-reum Kim participated in the quarterfinals of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, overtaking the women’s speed skating team, along with Ji-Woo Park. In this game, Kim Bo-reum first passed the finish line, and Noh Yoo-young came in a long way behind, and the criticism that Kim Bo-reum was unable to take care of the last runner, No. In January 2019, Bo-reum Kim filed a lawsuit for compensation for damages claiming 200 million won against Roon-young in November 2020 after conducting a media interview alleging that he was constantly harassed and abused by Roon-young.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued an expert opinion that Kim Bo-reum did not intentionally accelerate through a specific audit three months after the game, and that even if the gaps at the end of the game open, it is advantageous to drive each person to their best in speeding the record.
/ Reporter Park Ye-na [email protected]
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