District Court Recommends South Korean Cartoonist Pay $17,000 Fine

The Korea Times had an update last Friday on a story that first came to my attention in June: that of the cartoonist Choi and an insult of President Lee Myung-bak woven into incidental design in a cartoon.

It was recommended by a branch of Chuncheon District Court that the cartoonist settle with the city by paying approximately $17K (USD) in damages. The money would go to the city because the cartoon was done as part of a promotional effort for Wonju City. The city had sued the cartoonist for six times that amount. The linked-to article reports that he is likely to pay the amount asked. June's news items had reported two insults and said that Choi had already lost his job over the matter.
 
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