Kim Soo-hyun, who appeared as a witness, took a brief recess after approximately 90 minutes of cross-examination… Trial resumed after a 10-minute break [Star Scene]

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Actor Kim Soo-hyun appeared as a witness at the trial of Kim Sa-e, representative of the YouTube channel Garoseoro Research Institute, and underwent approximately 90 minutes of witness examination before taking a brief recess. The examination was subsequently resumed.

At 2 p.m. on the 11th, Criminal Division 26 (Presiding Judge Lee Hyun-kyung) of the Seoul Central District Court held a hearing in the case against Kim Sa-e, who has been detained and indicted on charges including violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (defamation).

On this day, Kim Soo-hyun arrived at the court non-publicly around 1:40 p.m. for witness examination. Numerous reporters were waiting on-site to capture his appearance. However, Kim Soo-hyun headed to the courtroom via a separate route rather than the main entrance.

The witness examination was conducted in closed session because the charges included violation of the Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence. Accordingly, before the witness examination, the presiding judge stated, "We will hold this in closed session to protect the victim's privacy. We will lift the closed session after the witness examination," and requested that Kim Sa-e and the spectators leave.

In response, an enraged Kim Sa-e protested to the presiding judge, saying, "I also have the right to ask questions directly. Are you trying to prevent me from asking questions at all?"

The presiding judge replied, "You cannot do it directly. If your attorney speaks, we will give you the opportunity to ask questions through your attorney."

Kim Soo-hyun's closed-session witness examination, which began around 2:45 p.m., concluded around 4:15 p.m. after lasting approximately 90 minutes. The trial then took a 10-minute recess and resumed around 4:25 p.m.

Meanwhile, Representative Kim Sa-e has continuously made claims since March last year, through YouTube broadcasts and other media, that 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 a press conference on behalf of the bereaved family, releasing an audio recording allegedly containing the late Kim Sae-ron's voice and materials claimed to be KakaoTalk conversations with Kim Soo-hyun.

However, investigative authorities determined that the audio recording released by Kim Sa-e was a manipulated file generated using generative artificial intelligence (AI), and that the contents of the KakaoTalk conversations between Kim Soo-hyun and the late Kim Sae-ron were also fabricated. Representative Kim Sa-e was detained in May last year on charges of spreading false information about Kim Soo-hyun.

Kim Soo-hyun has also filed an application for a preliminary injunction seeking the deletion and prohibition of further posting of YouTube videos by Kim Sa-e.

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