검찰이 5·18 광주민주화운동을 두고 극우논객 지만원씨와 자유한국당 의원들이 쏟아낸 발언들이 명예훼손에 해당하는지 검토하기 위해 사건을 서울중앙지검 형사1부에 배당했다.
Prosecutors have assigned the case to the Criminal Department of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office to review remarks made by extreme rightist Ji Man-won and lawmakers of Liberty Korea Party if it is relevant as defamation over the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement.