April‘s former member Chaewon updated fans on her ongoing lawsuit against her former groupmate Lee Hyunjoo on Wednesday, February 2nd, commenting on her position through her own YouTube channel “Honey챈 [허니챈]”. First, Chaewon revealed:
“Previously, I filed a lawsuit against the defendant for spreading false information about me, including that there was harassment within our group or that I dated a manager. Police have since determined that the defendant was ‘innocent’” she added.
“So I am in the process of filing an appeal against this decision“.
ENG TRANS (THREAD) : Hello. This is Kim Chae-Won.
I will explain the progress of the complaint (lawsuit).
— #ThankYouApril (@hazelnutqw_0824)
Chaewon then went on to reveal details about the police report, including the reason why the case ended by finding the defendant “not guilty“. According to the report, the police ruled as follows:
“testimonies by witnesses including the members of April, the group’s agency president, the group’s manager, the group’s former member, and choreography teachers must be deemed unreliable due to their close relations to the plaintiff. Furthermore, it is difficult to determine if the claims can be considered wholly ‘false information’, due to the fact that a member’s relationship to a group and their personal feelings are distinctly subjective. her diary entries, written testimonies by trainees who were under the company prior to her departure from the group, etc cannot be labeled as ‘false’. may be exaggerated; however, due to the witness’s refusal to testify, it is difficult to confirm whether or not the claim is true or false“.
Chaewon later stated that the police unfairly determined whether some witnesses were “reliable” or not, while others were “unreliable” under questionable criteria. The idol also said that the former manager, accused of dating her, presented evidence denying the accusation which the police chose not to accept as viable evidence. Finally, Chaewon the idol argued:
“I made painstaking efforts by gathering the testimonies of many acquaintances in order to unveil the truth, but all that I received in return were the same ‘not guilty’ rulings. However, in the hopes that others like me will not have to endure the amount of pain that I dealt with while being accused of false truths, I have decided to move forward with an appeal. I sincerely wish that the truth will come out.
I have now learned that it is extremely difficult to prove truths in legal proceedings. Nonetheless, I always spoke the truth, and I have nothing to hide”.
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