South Korean court sentences individual to one year for defaming Sewol ferry and Itaewon crush victims

A Seoul court has sentenced a man to one year in prison for spreading false information regarding the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking and the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush. The ruling underscores the judiciary's increasing intolerance for online defamation targeting victims of national tragedies, though the impact on broader digital speech laws remains debated.