"Prosecution Service's Mistake" — Voices Raised in Court… Kim Se-dae, Who Once Targeted Kim Soo-hyun as 'Garo Serorim Research Institute,' Now Takes Aim at Prosecutors [Star Issue]

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Kim Se-dae, operator of the YouTube channel 'Garo Serorim Research Institute' (hereinafter 'Gaseoyeon'), expressed his sense of grievance regarding various controversies. He is currently detained at Seoul Detention Center after being arrested and indicted on charges including spreading false information about actor Kim Soo-hyun.

On the morning of the 28th, Criminal Division 26 (Presiding Judge Lee Hyun-kyung) of the Seoul Central District Court held the third pretrial hearing for YouTuber Kim Se-dae, who was arrested and indicted on charges including violation of the Information and Communications Network Act (defamation).

On this day, Kim Se-dae's legal representative filed a petition for bail with the court. They stated, "The defendant's opinion is included in the opinion letter regarding bail. There are parts that are largely untrue, and we wish to address those points. The defendant has no risk of destroying evidence or fleeing, and hopes to be tried while on bail."

In particular, Kim Se-dae's side raised suspicions toward the Prosecution Service, stating, "We have repeatedly stated this, but the facts recorded in the arrest warrant differ from those recorded in the indictment regarding the core issue." They added, "If the evidence was insufficient to be included in the indictment, it should also have been removed from the grounds for detention, yet the Prosecution Service included it in the grounds for detention. We are raising this issue and applying for bail. Why do the facts stated in the arrest warrant differ from those in the indictment? The defendant was wrongfully framed and detained because the Prosecution Service imposed a framework of 'AI (artificial intelligence) manipulation' and 'voice manipulation,' claiming evidence had been tampered with. The prosecution side has failed to refute this at all and is distorting the defendant's claims," even raising their voices in court.

They further pointed out, "The National Forensic Service ruled 'indeterminate' regarding the 'voice AI manipulation' aspect, yet that part was removed when the indictment was filed. We raised this issue with the Prosecution Service, but they have not answered and cannot answer on this matter. I must emphasize that distorting the defendant's claims is a serious problem. There is clearly a mistake on the part of the Prosecution Service."

However, the prosecutor firmly drew a line, stating, "The institutional investors who draft the indictment and the arrest warrant are different entities. You all know they are not written exactly the same way, so raising this as an issue is not a point worth noting."

Nevertheless, Kim Se-dae's legal representative repeatedly stated, "Under South Korean law, the right to request an arrest warrant lies with the prosecutor."

Since March of last year, Kim Se-dae has continuously made claims through his YouTube channel 'Gaseoyeon' that adult actor Kim Soo-hyun dated the late Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor and that he bears responsibility for her death. He also held press conferences on behalf of the bereaved family, releasing audio recordings of the deceased's voice and materials claimed to be KakaoTalk conversations with Kim Soo-hyun.

However, investigative authorities determined that the audio recording file released by Kim Se-dae was a manipulated file generated using generative artificial intelligence (AI), and that the content of the KakaoTalk conversations between Kim Soo-hyun and the deceased had also been manipulated. Consequently, Kim Se-dae was arrested in May of this year on charges of spreading false information about Kim Soo-hyun.

Meanwhile, the mother of the late actress Kim Sae-ron was also referred to the Prosecution Service on the 20th on similar charges as Kim Se-dae.

Previously, on the 26th, Gold Medalist, the agency representing Kim Soo-hyun, issued an official statement: "Criminal liability has been established for accomplices who participated in a series of crimes, including spreading false information, alongside Kim Se-dae. The accomplices referred this time include the deceased's mother and individuals impersonating the deceased's aunt."

According to the notification of investigation results from the Seoul Gangnam Police Station released by Kim Soo-hyun's side, charges were applied to A, the deceased's mother, and B, who impersonated the deceased's aunt, for violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (defamation through dissemination of false facts), violation of the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (distribution of images captured using cameras, etc.), and attempted coercion. A decision not to refer was made regarding C, the deceased's father.

Kim Soo-hyun's side also stated, "Separate police investigations were conducted for accomplices who were not originally included in the complaint targets," adding that D, a lawyer for the bereaved family who led two press conferences using false and manipulated materials (KakaoTalk forgery/tampering, AI voice manipulation) confirmed by law enforcement authorities, and E, a YouTube operator, were also referred to the Prosecution Service.

According to police investigation results, D was referred to the Prosecution Service on charges of defamation under the Criminal Act and violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (defamation through dissemination of false facts), while E was referred on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (distribution of images captured using cameras, etc.).

Kim Soo-hyun's side conveyed, "We deeply appreciate the efforts of the law enforcement authorities who meticulously verified the facts based on extensive materials and objective evidence, revealing the substance of the crimes and the participants."

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