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Posted2024.05.24 11:52
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Seoul Central District Court docket, ruling after 4 years of litigation
Picture = Yonhap Information A courtroom has dominated that former Chungcheongnam-do governor Ahn Hee-jung and South Chungcheong Province should compensate sexual assault victims Kim Ji-eun.
On the twenty fourth, the Civil Settlements Division 22 of the Seoul Central District Court docket (Chief Choose Choi Wook-jin) dominated in favor of a few of the plaintiffs in Mr. Kim’s damages swimsuit in opposition to former governor Ahn and Chungcheongnam-do , saying, “Former governor Ahn and Chungcheongnam-do ought to collectively compensate 83.47 million received.” he did. The courtroom dominated that 30 million received of the compensation quantity needs to be paid by former governor Ahn alone, and the remaining 53.47 million received needs to be collectively compensated by former governor Ahn and South Chungcheong Province. The aim is to carry former Governor Ahn collectively accountable till he resigns as governor and to carry former Governor Ahn solely accountable after he resigns.
The courtroom defined: “Former Governor Ahn admits accountability for aiding and abetting the secondary hurt of his partner (to Mr. Kim), and South Chungcheong Province is liable underneath the Nationwide Compensation Regulation as it’s associated to the execution of duties”. He continued: “It’s affordable to consider that post-traumatic stress dysfunction (PTSD) occurred because of the defendants’ illegal actions.”
This ruling got here 4 years after Mr. Kim filed the lawsuit. The trial was delayed for greater than two years as Mr Kim took time to endure a bodily examination to show post-traumatic stress dysfunction. In July 2020, Mr. Kim filed a lawsuit claiming a complete of 300 million received in alimony and medical bills, claiming that he suffers from post-traumatic stress dysfunction resulting from sexual violence and secondary assault by his ex governor Ahn. Since this occurred whereas finishing up his duties, he claimed that South Chungcheong Province can be accountable. Through the trial, former governor Ahn denied any legal responsibility for secondary damages, saying: “The outcomes of the prison case are solely proof.”
Mr. Kim’s consultant met with reporters after the ruling and mentioned: “I’m dissatisfied with the compensation quantity, however I’m completely happy that the components he fought fiercely for have been acknowledged.” He then underlined, concentrating on former governor Ahn: “It’s inappropriate that he continues to refuse to just accept the ultimate results of the judiciary even after receiving the ultimate ruling of the judiciary within the prison trial.”
Former Governor Ahn was sentenced to three years and 6 months in jail by the Supreme Court docket on prices of sexual assault and harassment in opposition to Mr. Kim from July 2017 to February 2018, and was launched on the finish of August 2022.
Reporter Ahn Hye-won of Hankyung.com anhw@hankyung.com
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