ADOR CEO Kim Joo Young To Be Reviewed By National Assembly Committee On Perjury Accusations

The parliamentary committee has taken up a petition regarding the matter.

On November 22, the National Assembly announced that a petition urging the Environment and Labor Committee to review the perjury charges against ADOR CEO Kim Joo Young has been forwarded to the committee as a reference document.

Kim Joo Young | DongA Ilbo

The petition, which was submitted on November 12, accused Kim Joo Young of perjuring herself during her testimony before the National Assembly’s Environment and Labor Committee on October 15 when she made statements regarding NewJeans Hanni’s workplace harassment incident. The petitioner urged the National Assembly to take action against Kim based on the National Assembly Testimony and Evidence Law.

Hanni testifying at the National Assembly

The perjury accusation involved the infamous HYBE Weekly Music Industry Report, which created quite a controversy after it was leaked to the public a few weeks ago. The petitioner stated that Kim Joo Young was a CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer) of HYBE at the time the report was circulated among the C-level executives of the company. Despite this, she failed to mention it during her testimony where she claimed to be working to prevent human rights violations and uphold a respectful behavior code. The petitioner argued that this contradiction constituted perjury.

[Exclusive] “Request Submitted to the National Assembly for Kim Joo-young, CEO of ADOR, to be charged with perjury.” pic.twitter.com/YMXKzxN7V9

— Cake🍀 (@CakeDegg) November 12, 2024

The petition has been taken up by the parliamentary committee, awaiting further action.

Meanwhile, another petition for revoking HYBE’s “Top Enterprise” is also being reviewed by the National Assembly’s Environment and Labor Committee. You can read more about it here.