South Korean "N Room" Incident Suspected by Prosecutors, No Lawyer Will Defend Him
[Global Times special correspondent Liu Yuan in South Korea returned to special correspondent Jin Huizhen] Zhao Zhoubin, a suspect in the "room N" incident, who was transferred to the prosecutor for allegedly exploiting children and transmitting pornographic videos, was first investigated by the prosecutor on the 26th. On the same day, a defense lawyer who was not accompanied by him was investigated alone because "the lawyer was shocked after he understood the case in detail and has refused to defend him".
The Chosun Ilbo said on the 26th that Zhao Zhoubin (net name "Doctor"), the main culprit in the "room N" incident, was investigated by the prosecution that morning. On the same day, Zhao Zhoubin was not accompanied by a lawyer, and he himself expressed his willingness to be investigated alone. It was reported that the lawyer who had originally planned to defend Zhao Zhoubin had submitted his resignation on the 25th. The lawyer stated that "when Zhao Zhoubin's family commissioned the case, he only informed that it was a simple sex crime case. But the details that he later learned were completely consistent with their original description Different, so decided to terminate the defense contract. "
In fact, after the information of the lawyer and his law firm defending Zhao Zhoubin was disclosed by South Korean media on the 25th, the law firm received countless protest calls and the company's official website was also attacked and paralyzed. People in the Korean legal profession have said that Zhao Zhoubin's crimes are too cruel, and it is estimated that no lawyer will be willing to defend him.
"Central Daily" said on the 26th that according to the Korean police that same day, three virtual currency exchanges and a virtual currency commissioned trading company Bestcoin were raided on the 13th and 19th of this month to collect members of "House N" to Zhao Zhou Bin pays the relevant information of virtual currency. It is reported that Zhao Zhoubin used instant messaging software to disseminate and sell child pornographic videos, and the estimated proceeds of his crimes reached billions of won.
The police also revealed on the 26th that the police recently arrested the owner of the Pacific Ocean, who runs another "room N". He was actually a 16-year-old boy. He was originally a paid member in Zhao Zhoubin's chat room, and later joined the "Doctor" operating team, known as the "Doctor Successor". He is suspected of creating a chat group on instant messaging software from October last year to February this year, and uploading various sexual exploitation videos, with a membership of up to 10,000. The video he transmitted appeared to be a screenshot of the "Doctor" room or other "N room".
"This is not only a problem for Zhao Zhoubin alone, but a problem for the entire Korean society." "World Journal" said on the 26th that the Seoul Bar Association issued a statement on the same day, stating that "the current Korean society's tendency to treat women as sexual objects is becoming increasingly extreme, and there is a market for hatred of women, which promotes a set of cyberspace. Mature sex crime industry chain: implementation of sex crimes, consumer crimes. " The statement also pointed out that the weak investigation of sexual crime cases by the police and the light punishment of such crimes by the courts have provided an opportunity for the proliferation of cyber-sex crimes. The punishment for sexual violence crimes and cyber-sex crimes should be increased Strength.