Prosecutors Decide Not to Indict Noh So-young's Lawyer Over "Chey Tae-won Spent 100 Billion Won on Cohabitant" Remarks

Insufficient Evidence Concluded After Police Referral and Supplementary Investigation

The prosecutors have decided not to indict the legal representative of So-young Noh, Director of Art Center Nabi, who had been sued for defamation after Chae-won Chey, Chairman of SK Group, claimed that he had spent over 100 billion won on a cohabitant.

Taewon Chey, Chairman of SK Group, and Soyoung Roh, Director of Art Center Nabi. Photo by Yonhap News.

According to the legal community on September 11, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office recently made a non-indictment decision for Lawyer A, who had been sued for defamation by spreading false information, due to insufficient evidence on September 10. It is reported that the prosecution determined Lawyer A’s remarks were somewhat substantiated and thus could not be considered as spreading false information, and that Chae-won Chey’s side did not provide sufficient grounds to refute the claim.

Lawyer A was sued by Chae-won Chey after stating to reporters in November 2023, during So-young Noh’s alimony lawsuit against Hee Young Kim, Chairperson of the T&C Foundation and cohabitant of Chae-won Chey, that “Chey has spent more than 100 billion won on Kim since at least 2015.”

At the time, the police concluded that the charges were substantiated and referred the case to the prosecution. However, the prosecution determined that further investigation into the basis of the remarks was necessary and requested a supplementary investigation. After a reinvestigation, the police re-referred the case, but the prosecution ultimately found no grounds for the charges.

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