Famous mukbang YouTuber Tzuyang(real name Park Jeong-won)appeared at the police station on the 16th in relation to the case in which she filed a complaint against Kim Se-ui, the CEO of the YouTube channel ‘Garosero Research Institute’ (GaSeyeon), for intimidation and coercion, but showed her distrust in the investigation by leaving after 40 minutes during the interrogation.

Tzuyang, who appeared as a complainant at the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul at around 8:53 AM that day, left the police station again at around 9:33 AM, about 40 minutes later.It was confirmed that she left the investigation room while effectively refusing to be questioned by the police.

Attorney Kim Tae-yeon, representing Tzuyang, met with reporters in front of the police station and said, “It seemed like the police did not recognize Tzuyang as a victim,” and “I did not feel any will to protect the victim at all, so I questioned whether the investigation through investigators was a legitimate procedure.” She added, “I will refuse the investigation for now, but I will review it later and respond to the investigation again if necessary.”

Tzuyang’s side claimed that they had not been informed by the investigative agency of what kind of supplementary investigation would be conducted prior to the investigation that day.Attorney Kim stated, “The police did not inform us of anything that they should have normally informed us of, and although we verbally explained the unreasonable points several times, the police showed no intention to investigate,” and “As things stand now, we believe that only the expected conclusions will be drawn, so we are considering filing a request to disqualify the investigator.”

Tzuyang also said, “I hope the investigation is conducted more fairly,” and “I hope there are good results so that no more victims like me emerge in the future.”
Tzuyang said just before appearing at the police station, “Mr.Kim has been spreading false information and harassing those around him since July of last year, but the fact that a decision was made not to prosecute him was difficult,” and “I am hoping to fully explain the relevant part and get a better result.”

He said, “It was hard for me to be harassed, but I couldn’t stand it when it started to bother those around me,” and “I will faithfully participate in the investigation today,” but in the end, the investigation was not conducted.
Tzuyang’s side also stated that regarding Kim’s stalking charges, “Although she was cleared of charges due to insufficient evidence, we have submitted sufficient related materials.” Attorney Kim claimed, “Kim has received provisional measures equivalent to ‘orders to stop stalking’ twice, and he continuously harassed Tzuyang dozens of times from July to October of last year.”

Meanwhile, this incident began when Kim Se-ui exposed Tzuyang’s private life and tax evasion suspicions through her YouTube channel, and repeatedly uploaded related photos and posts.Tzuyang sued Kim for violating the Information and Communications Network Act and intimidation, but the police decided to “dismiss” the charges on February 12, citing Tzuyang’s submission of a withdrawal of charges.Dismissal means that the case will not be judged because it does not meet the requirements for investigation.

However, the prosecution later requested a supplementary investigation, and the case returned to the investigation stage, and this appearance was part of the reinvestigation.However, as Tzuyang’s side refused to be investigated and raised questions about the fairness of the investigation, it seems that it will have a considerable impact on the future development of the case.


Reporter Yang com -mo hmyang0307@donga

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