Kang Yong-seok
Personal details
Born (1969-12-03) 3 December 1969
Jung-gu, Seoul
South Korea
Political partyIndependent
Professionlawyer, TV personality
WebsiteOfficial Naver blog
Korean name
Hangul
강용석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGang Yongseok
McCune–ReischauerKang Yongsŏk

Kang Yong-suk (born 3 December 1969) is a South Korean lawyer and a current right-wing media personality. He is known for his criticism of politicians such as Ahn Cheol-Soo.[1] He has been subject to a number of controversies.

Experience

Controversy

Comments about female news anchors

On July 20, 2010, Kang made remarks regarded as implying female news anchors should provide sexual favours to further their careers at Yonsei University. He was removed from the Grand National Party in September 2010.[2] In May of 2011, Kang received a sentence of 6 months as a result of a countersuit to a defamation claim.[3]

2011 Election problems

In the process of defending his Harvard law degree against false allegations that his Harvard degree was forged, Kang spoke out against the Mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon, who was one of the loudest voices of the allegations.[4] Some people have stated that this played a role in swaying the public opinion against Mayor Park.

Lawsuit against Choi Hyo-jong

In November 2011, Kang sued South Korean comedian Choi Hyo-jong for "disrespecting the National Assembly" in a skit in Gag Concert. Chung Doo-un protested against Kang's decision "that could potentially undermine the ruling Grand National Party".[5] The lawsuit received widespread condemnation,[6] including from comedian Kim Won-hyo, who protested against Kang's action on his Twitter account.[7]

Television appearances

Kang was a frequent guest on several public TV shows including tvN's The Genius, and JTBC's Crime Scene. In 2015 Kang stepped down from all of his TV show appearances after being accused of having an affair with the blogger Dodomam, which she denied.[8][9] The husband issued a lawsuit demanding $86,000 in damages.[10]

Dodomam document forgery case

On Oct. 24, 2018, Judge Park Dae-san of the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kang Yong-seok, who is suspected of forgery of private documents, to one year in prison and arrested in court. On the reason for the ruling, Judge Park Dae-san said, "Kang Yong-seok, as a lawyer, forgot his status and basic duties and conspired with Kim Mi-na, who is in an affair, to forge a private document. There is a great possibility of criticism. Kim's husband, Cho, suffered further from an affair with Kang's actions," the lawyer said. Kang is not reflecting on his wrongdoing at all, he added. Kang, meanwhile, was put on trial on charges of forging documents to drop a lawsuit filed by the husband of famous blogger Dodomam Kim Mi-na, who allegedly had an affair with him.[11] And was acquitted.

References

  1. ↑ Kwon (권), Yeong-cheol (영철) (2011-11-11). "[Why뉴스] 왜 강용석은 안철수를 난타할까?". Nocut News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  2. ↑ 강용석 "다 줄 생각 해야 하는데 그래도 아나운서 할래?". 프레시안 (in Korean). 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  3. ↑ "[Editorial] Fate of a lawmaker". 31 May 2011.
  4. ↑ Im (임), Byeong-do (병도) (2011-10-23). '박원순 저격수'로 나선 강용석의 '삼일천하'. OhMyNews (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  5. ↑ Kim (김), Beom-hyeong (범현) (2011-11-20). 정두언 "강용석, 개그맨 고소는 與에 악재". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  6. ↑ "KBS considers action against lawmaker's lawsuit". 22 November 2011.
  7. ↑ 개그맨 김원효 "최효종, 야 안돼, 고소하면…". The Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  8. ↑ 남, 지은 (2015-08-20). "'불륜 의혹' 강용석, 모든 프로그램에서 하차".
  9. ↑ "The case of woman involved in Kang Yong-suk scandal coming forward".
  10. ↑ "Kang Yong-suk under trial for alleged adultery".
  11. ↑ "'도도맘 소송취하서 위조' 강용석 법정구속…징역 1년". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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