bassexpander
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 Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:39 pm Post subject: TV producers cleared in US beef reporting incident |
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Kangaroo court:
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2010/01/21/201001210042.asp
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A lower court yesterday cleared TV producers of defaming officials with false reports on the health risks of U.S. beef, which triggered two-month antigovernment protests in mid-2008.
The ruling on five MBC staff members added fuel to an escalating political dispute engulfing the judiciary following a series of recent rulings on dissidents which were considered lenient.
Angry prosecutors vowed to appeal immediately, as conservative politicians and activists slammed the court for its "unreasonable and unfair decision."
The prosecutors indicted four producers and a writer at MBC in July, acting on defamation suits by the former agriculture minister and a senior negotiator over U.S. beef imports. They accused the MBC documentary makers of damaging their reputation by intentionally distorting facts. ... |
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