Posted June. 08, 2004 22:12,
The damage suit President Roh Moo-hyun filed seeking 30 billion won against lawmaker Kim Moon-soo and four media outlets, including the Dong-A and Chosun dailies, for raising allegations related to Rohs real-estate speculation is expected to resume.
The 26th Department of Civil Affairs Agreement (chief judge: Park Dong-young) at the Seoul Central District Court said on Tuesday that it has set the date for preparation of pleas for June 24 at 4 p.m. and that it notified the proxies of the plaintiff and the defendant.
President Roh filed a suit last August, but proposed to stop the lawsuit procedures last September, saying, If proceeding with a lawsuit occurs during a presidents tenure, impartiality may be questioned. However, the court said, The court will proceed the lawsuit unless President Roh discontinues it, stating, The reason President Roh pressed for a stop in lawsuit procedures doesnt fall under the reason for stopping a lawsuit according to the Civil Proceedings Act.
The court conducted legal proceedings, including accepting a warrant of attorney from lawmaker Kim, on Oct 24 after the proposal for stoppage of lawsuit was accepted.
President Roh filed a suit insisting that Lawmaker Kim has been continuing acts of slander totally different from fact for months, and relevant media outlets have been one-sidedly reporting the lawmakers unreliable assertions, so my honor was largely discredited.