The Seongnam branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office handed over A, the producer of the YouTube channel "Short News," to trial on charges of defaming Minister Kim by manipulating a video of the Unification Minister Kim Young-ho's confirmation hearing.
Mr. A is accused of manipulating and editing the video as if he said, "I can't tell you," even though Minister Kim replied, "Our territory is right," at a confirmation hearing held in July last year.
The video has been circulating on YouTube and TikTok for six months, with malicious comments about Minister Kim, and it was investigated that A used the video to raise donations.
In August last year, he filed a complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, saying that the power of the people confirmed the possibility of a deliberate and systematic crime, but the prosecution explained that it appears that A committed the crime alone for fun and profit.
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