Actor Kim Soo-hyun to testify against Kim Se-ui in defamation trial

Actor Kim Soo-hyun will appear as a witness in the trial of Kim Se-ui, head of the YouTube channel Garo Sero Research Institute (Gaseyeon), who has been indicted on charges of defaming the actor and spreading false information about him. According to legal sources Friday, Kim Soo-hyun is scheduled to testify at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Seoul Central District Court in the trial of Kim Se-ui, who faces charges including defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act, distribution of illegally filmed material under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes and stalking. The witness examination will be held behind closed doors to protect the victim. Kim Se-ui was arrested and indicted in June on charges of spreading false claims through YouTube broadcasts and press conferences between March and December last year. He alleged that Kim Soo-hyun had been in a relationship with the late actress Kim Sae-ron for about six years, beginning when she was 15, and that pressure from the actor's side to repay debts was a factor in her death. Kim also faces alleg