Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon took legal action against Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Eui-gyeom, who raised the so-called 'Cheongdam-dong drinking party suspicion', and the YouTube media 'Citizen Press The Exploration'.



According to the legal community today (6th), Minister Han filed a lawsuit at the Seoul Central District Court on the 2nd to claim damages of 1 billion won against Rep. Kim, the reporters of The Exploration, and Mr.



It is known that Minister Han filed a criminal complaint with the police for violating the Information and Communications Network Act and defamation.



Rep. Kim raised the suspicion that Minister Han had a late-night drinking party at a high-end bar in Cheongdam-dong with President Yoon and 30 lawyers from Kim & Chang on July 19-20 this year at a comprehensive audit by the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee in October.



Minister Han denied this, and after that, a conservative group accused Congressman Kim and others of defamation by timely false information, and the police launched an investigation.



Cellist B, who was identified as A's ex-lover and was at the scene, stated in a police investigation that the story about the drinking party was not true, saying, "It was a lie to deceive my ex-boyfriend."



Rep. Kim took a step back, saying, "I express my deep regret."



Minister Han predicted a legal response to Rep. Kim, saying, "There is no need to apologize and you must take responsibility."