Amid allegations that sports broadcasting materials from Naver were leaked through employees, it is reported that police have launched a search and seizure at the Coupang Play headquarters. Coupang Play stated that the investigation concerns individual allegations against employees, not the company.
Coupang Play issued a statement on the 11th, saying, 'This is related to the personal allegations of a specific employee and has nothing to do with the company,' and noted, 'There hasn’t been a search and seizure against the company.'
According to industry sources, on that day, the Southern Gyeonggi Police Agency searched the home of Mr. A, a Coupang Play employee, who was accused of violating the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act.
Police are reportedly investigating after receiving a complaint that Mr. A, a former Naver employee, transferred to Coupang Play last year and stole trade secrets from Naver.
After the complaint was filed, police registered Mr. A as a criminal suspect and expanded the investigation by searching Mr. A's residence.