Conservative heavyweight cleared of defamation over claims Kim Dae-jung's son blew Nobel Prize money on crypto

Kim Jae-won a member of the main opposition People Power Party's Supreme Council, said Tuesday that police had cleared him of defamation accusations filed by Kim Hong-gul, the son of the late President Kim Dae-jung, over his remarks about the use of the former president's Nobel Peace Prize money. According to a portion of the police decision from June 18, released by Kim Jae-won on Facebook on Tuesday, police decided not to forward the case due to insufficient evidence. In August 2024, Kim Jae-w