Defamation Punishment Defense | Defamation Charge Arising From a Part-time Job Review, Non-referral

The client, who was a university student, was working a part-time job.

However, after being continuously disregarded by the employer, the client eventually quit.

In that process, the client wrote a part-time job review on a bulletin board, reflecting the sense of injustice the client had felt.

However, as that review post became known to the employer, the employer filed a criminal complaint against the client for defamation.

The client felt great anxiety at the sudden complaint and was trembling with fear that the client might be subjected to punishment for defamation and branded a criminal because of a post written in good faith.

The client, who was even experiencing difficulties in school life, decided to entrust the case to Daeryun's criminal attorney in order to receive help from a specialist attorney from the early stage of the case.

The complainant claimed that the client had written a part-time job review containing false statements and thereby damaged the complainant's reputation.

In response, the criminal attorney emphasized that the client had written an account based on facts actually experienced, and argued that the purpose of the client's writing was merely to express a personal sense of injustice and that there was no intent to defame.

The criminal defense attorney, taking into account that the review the client had written was posted in an online community and thus acknowledging "publicity," argued that the purpose of the client's writing of the post was not to commit defamation.

The client merely wished to share his own experience and had no intent whatsoever to lower another person's social reputation.

The criminal defense attorney supported this point through Supreme Court precedent and strongly argued that there had been no intent.

▶ Supreme Court Decision 2010Do2877, decided October 28, 2010

The criminal attorney systematically collected materials for sentencing in order to mitigate the client's unfavorable situation, and submitted them by including them in a written opinion.

Emphasizing that the client was deeply reflecting through this case, the attorney made every effort to the end so that the client could avoid punishment.

In this process, the criminal attorney emphasized that the client had not intentionally committed defamation, and earnestly requested leniency in consideration of the circumstances in which the case arose.

The above was the case of a client who was charged with defamation due to a review post but concluded the case with a non-referral (police) decision through the assistance of a criminal attorney.

Daeryun made an accurate diagnosis at the early stage of the case and resolved the client's issue in cooperation with an attorney who had handled numerous related cases.

Daeryun LLC closely analyzes the client's situation based on a deep understanding of and experience with the case type.

In addition, from the early stage of the case, Daeryun clearly identifies the legal issues through an accurate diagnosis and assists the client.

If you are accused of defamation and need to defend against punishment, we hope you will request assistance from Daeryun's 🔗criminal attorney, which has established an emergency response system.

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