[Editor's note] This report was written in English in November 2023 to brief "Korea Watcher" analysts and journalists in the Anglo-American sphere on Yoon Suk-yeok and Han Dong-hoon's tablet manipulation investigation, a treasonous crime committed by South Korean prosecutors. Yoon Seok-yeol and Han Dong-hoon'sFabrication of "Choi Soon-sil Tablet PC"Used in Park Geun-hye's Impeachment(Timeline) On October 24, 2016, the JTBC broadcaster reported a scoop that a private citizen named Choi Seo-won (Choi Soon-sil) had intervened in state affairs behind President Park Geun-hye's back. As evidence, th
(November 22, 2023) As Byun Hee-jae, CEO of MediaWatch, filed a damages lawsuit against Yoon Seok-yeol, Han Dong-hoon, and others in connection with the so-called 'Tablet Manipulation Investigation', the court has begun investigating the case. The court accepted the 'subpoena duces tecum' filed by Byun and sent a request to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 17th. A subpoena duces tecum is one of the methods of evidence investigation used by civil courts. Evidentiary investigations include witness interviews, fact-finding, document requests, and document production orders. A
(November 9, 2023) The first trial of the damages lawsuit filed by Byun Hee-jae, CEO of Media Watch, against President Yoon Seok-yeol and Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon in connection with the investigation into the fabrication of the "Second Choi Soon-sil Tablet" (the tablet submitted by Jang Shi-ho to the special prosecutor) was held at 10 a.m. on the 9th in Courtroom 479, Dongwan, Seoul Central District Court. In July of this year, Byun Hee-jae filed a lawsuit for damages totaling 150 million won against President Yoon, Justice Minister Han, 2nd Assistant Chief Prosecutor Park Joo-sung of th
(August 8, 2023) On March 17, prosecutors filed a request to revoke the bail of Byun Hee-jae, Head of Media Watch. It was later confirmed that the reason for the request was a rally Byun held to criticize Yoon Seok-yeol and Han Dong-hoon. Criticisms are expected to intensify as the prosecution abuses its authority to shield the incumbent administration from investigation. On the 8th, Lee Dong-hwan, an attorney representing Media Watch, including Byun Hee-jae, sent us a document titled "Request to Revoke Bail and Confiscate Deposit of Defendant Byun Hee-jae" signed by Prosecutor Sung Jin-young