According to the Seoul Western District Court, the injunction targets both Netflix and MBC, the co-producers of the 8-part series scheduled to premiere on August 15.
The follow-up to last March’s explosive In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal will feature testimonies from survivors of four major cases: JMS, the Busan Brothers Welfare Center incident, the Jijon Clan serial murders, and the Sampoong Department Store collapse.
JMS filed the injunction on July 29, citing concerns over being spotlighted again. Producer Cho Sung-hyun, who also directed In the Name of God, dismissed the allegations, stating: “We did not deal with anything that wasn’t factual. Everything was based on evidence, so I’m not particularly worried about the injunction request.”
He added that another injunction had been filed by someone claiming to be a former JMS member who feared negative portrayal in the series. This is not JMS’s first legal attempt to stop a documentary release. In February last year, they sought to block In the Name of God days before its premiere, but the court dismissed the case, citing the program’s public interest and lack of evidence to prove its content was false.
The JMS controversy remains active in the public eye. On August 11, MBN’s Oh Eun-young Stay featured actor Kang Ji-seop, who discussed halting his career after being linked as a JMS follower.
With its release date approaching and its predecessor’s massive social impact still fresh, The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies is drawing heightened public attention. The series will be available on Netflix starting August 15.
Sources: daum
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