Former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin denied allegations that she told employees not to support the Democratic Party of Korea.
On the 28th, Min wrote on social media (SNS), "I have always supported the Democratic Party and I personally voted for former President Moon Jae-in. I didn't know that what I said out of disappointment with the real estate policy in 2020 would be distorted like this," and added, "It's something all my acquaintances know, but I have consistently supported President Lee Jae-myung since his time as Seongnam mayor."
Min said, "I also took part in impeachment rallies and continuously sent supplies to the protesters," and added, "I can't understand what kind of framing they are trying to do with a private KakaoTalk. To top it off, 2020 was before ADOR was founded."
Min also released a video shot at a rally last year calling for the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol and records of donations of goods to protesters, and posted a photo taken on June 3, the presidential election day. In the photo, Min is standing in front of a sky-blue background, wearing a blue shirt and carrying a blue bag.
Min continued, "In court yesterday, HYBE tried to impose a political frame unrelated to the issues," and said, "I wanted to refute it, but the presiding judge stopped me, saying it lacked relevance, so I didn't speak out as a sign of respect."
The previous day, the Civil Agreement Division 31 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Nam In-su) held a hearing date for HYBE's lawsuit seeking confirmation of termination of the shareholders' agreement against Min and Min's lawsuit demanding payment for stock transactions related to a put option.
During cross-examination of Min, HYBE's legal representative submitted as evidence a post from an office-worker community last year. The post claimed, "It may sound strange, but ㅎㅈ called in employees before the election and said, 'Don't vote for the Democratic Party.' After the election, those who said they voted for the Democratic Party were called in and chewed out. At first I thought it was a joke, but after being scolded for three hours, I was shocked, wondering if I had really joined a company."
HYBE also submitted a KakaoTalk conversation that Min had with an employee on Dec. 14, 2020. The messages included phrases such as "Why did you vote for the Democratic Party?" and "If there's no party to vote for, you shouldn't vote. Like me."