Shin Se-kyung, catches malicious commenters until the end

Actress Shin Se-kyung announced her stance on taking hard-line, zero-tolerance measures against malicious commenters.

On the 31st, Shin Se-kyung's agency EDAM Entertainment disclosed the progress of the criminal complaint filed against malicious commenters.

The agency said, “On October 27, 2021, a complaint was filed with the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul against 43 people, including an unknown person, on charges of insulting the actor. “Then, on February 23 of this year, we filed a complaint for insult against an unknown person and one other person at the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul, and although we completed the investigation of the accuser’s statement, there were difficulties in securing the identities of these defendants.” .

“However, according to the recent legal community, even in cases where the investigation reaches a stalemate due to difficulty in confirming the personal information of the defendant after filing the initial complaint, evidence that can later identify the defendant’s personal information is secured, and the investigation is conducted after going through the verification process.” “The number of cases being reopened is increasing,” he said. “We are continuing to secure additional data to secure the identities of the defendants who are still continuing to write malicious posts about actors, and we are gradually narrowing the siege. “We strongly warn you that a strict judgment by the law is just around the corner.”

In addition, “Even if it takes some time, our company will urge the investigative agency to conduct an investigation without leniency as soon as additional information about the defendants is confirmed. In addition, in order to proceed with the third additional complaint, we are continuing to review the law, including selecting a legal representative and a subject to file a complaint,” he said. “We will pursue it until the end to prevent the recurrence of malicious posts that defame the character and reputation of the actor.” In accordance with the ‘principle of use,’ we will hold the defendants strongly legally responsible. “For this purpose, we will mobilize all available resources,” he emphasized.

Shin Se-kyung will return to the small screen as Tanya in the new Saturday-Sunday drama 'Sword of Aramun', which will premiere on September 9th.Below is EDAM Entertainment’s official position in full.This is EDAM Entertainment.

Violations of the personality rights of our company's actress Shin Se-kyung (hereinafter referred to as 'actor'), such as posting false facts, malicious slander, producing and distributing false productions, and insulting family members, are continuing through various online communities and SNS. To protect the actor, our company has been continuously monitoring malicious comments, and we have designated Shinwon Law Firm (Limited) as our legal representative and are filing a criminal complaint. We would like to inform you of the current status of the criminal complaint from your legal representative.

Please understand that in order to cooperate with the investigative agency in maintaining confidentiality, it is difficult to disclose details such as specific case numbers and specific nicknames in the contents below.

First, on October 27, 2021, a complaint was filed with the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul against 43 people, including an unknown person, on charges of insulting the actor. Subsequently, on February 23 of this year, a complaint was submitted to the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul against an unknown person and one other person on charges of insult, and although the investigation of the accuser's statement was completed, there are difficulties in securing the identities of these defendants.

However, according to the legal community recently, even when the investigation reaches a stalemate due to difficulty in confirming the personal information of the defendant after filing the initial complaint, evidence that can identify the personal information of the defendant is secured later, and the investigation is resumed after verification procedures. The number of cases is increasing.

To this day, our company continues to secure additional data to secure the identities of the defendants who are continuing to write malicious posts about actors. We are gradually narrowing the siege, and how strict the law will be against them. I strongly warn you that there are no more left.
Even if it takes some time, we will urge the investigative agency to conduct an investigation without leniency as soon as additional information about the defendants is confirmed. In addition, we are currently continuing to review the law, including selecting legal representatives and targets of complaints, in order to proceed with the third additional complaint.

In order to prevent the recurrence of malicious posts that defame the actor's character and reputation, we will continue to pursue the case to the end and, in accordance with the 'zero tolerance principle,' we will hold the defendants strongly accountable. We will also mobilize all available resources for this purpose.
Lastly, EDAM Entertainment will continue to do its best to protect actors.
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr