Group Calls for 'Neutral' Judges in Beef Case Against Actress
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The conservative civic group Freedom Advance Association on Wednesday demanded judges affiliated with progressive organizations should be prevented from handling a damage suit filed by U.S. beef importer A-Meat against the actress Kim Gyu-ri.
At the height of the mass protests against U.S. beef imports, Kim posted an article on her website saying she would "rather drink potassium cyanide than eat U.S. beef and bones tainted with mad cow disease". A-Meat filed a W300 million (US$1=W1,249) compensation suit with a Seoul court on Monday saying Kim's comments were malicious and led to a drastic fall in sales.
The group said judges who are members of a left-leaning legal study group could be biased and should not handle this case. The group said judges should be screened to see whether they hold "biased ideological views" and plans to recommend A-Meat seek another judge if it feels they are biased.
At the height of the mass protests against U.S. beef imports, Kim posted an article on her website saying she would "rather drink potassium cyanide than eat U.S. beef and bones tainted with mad cow disease". A-Meat filed a W300 million (US$1=W1,249) compensation suit with a Seoul court on Monday saying Kim's comments were malicious and led to a drastic fall in sales.
The group said judges who are members of a left-leaning legal study group could be biased and should not handle this case. The group said judges should be screened to see whether they hold "biased ideological views" and plans to recommend A-Meat seek another judge if it feels they are biased.
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