SK chief Chey appeals prosecution's decision not to indict ex-wife's lawyer
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won on Tuesday appealed t...
Seoul, on September 15, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won appealed the prosecution's decision not to indict a lawyer representing his former wife in a defamation case. The lawyer, whose identity remains undisclosed, accused Chey of spreading false information about his live-in partner, Kim Hee-young, during their divorce lawsuit in November 2023.
Chey's legal team argued that the amount claimed by Roh Soh-yeong's lawyer was inflated by over 50 times. They emphasized that the total amount spent on living expenses between Chey and Kim amounted to about 2 billion won, which was verified through financial transaction records. The 100 billion won figure cited by Roh's lawyer encompassed expenditures for unrelated purposes, as well as funds spent on Roh and their three children.
The legal team also noted that public-interest contributions, donations to organizations such as ChildFund Korea, and the value of Chey's house and artworks were included in the amount cited. Chey finalized his divorce from Roh and recently accepted 700 billion won from the 944 billion-won property division ordered by the court.
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