Prosecutors sought a one-year prison sentence for Baek Eun-jong, the head of Seoul's Voice, who has been indicted on charges of retaliatory threats. The sentencing date is set for next month on the 10th.
On the 13th, the 11th Criminal Division of the Southern Seoul District Court, headed by Director General Jang Chan, held the first trial of Baek, who was indicted without detention on charges of retaliatory threats under the aggravated punishment law for specific crimes. As Baek's side acknowledged the facts of the case, the procedure for prosecutorial sentencing was immediately carried out, making it both the first trial and the sentencing trial.
Baek is accused of posting a video on his YouTube channel in which he demanded the address of the complainant from the investigator while coordinating his schedule to appear before the police regarding a case filed against him for insult in May 2023, saying, "I'll chase and beat this guy to death." The complainant filed a lawsuit, stating that they were holding a rising sun flag at a rally in front of the War Memorial in Yongsan in April 2023 and were verbally abused by Baek, who called them a 'jap.'
Baek, who attended the court, acknowledged the facts of the case but claimed he had no intention to retaliate against the complainant. Baek stated, "I never thought about such retaliatory threats. Even afterwards, I had no intention of finding out where that person lives or of confronting them at all."