“Horse abuse controversy ends” Production team of TV series “Taejong Lee Bang-won” ended up being fined 10 million won

The production team of the TV series ``Taejong Lee Bang-won'' was fined 10 million won (approximately 1 million yen) for allegedly mistreating horses.
On the 17th, Seoul Southern District Court Detective 8Exclusive (Judge Jeong Beom-sik) indicted the suspect for violating the Animal Protection Act.
KBS producer Mr. Kim, martial arts director Mr. Hong, and Mr. Lee, the owner of the horse and head of the TV series horse riding team, were each fined 10 million won. They were both indicted under both punishment provisions.
KBS was sentenced to a fine of 5 million won. The trial chamber said, ``In light of the pain suffered by the victim horse and the social repercussions caused after the broadcast, the culpability is not light.In fact.
"There are ways to have a stuntman fall from a horse without the horse falling, create and use a similar model, and use computer graphics."
At the same time, ``there is no possibility of avoidance by choosing the method of killing horses because the expression is less factual or the production costs are high.''
I can't see anyone. We decided on the sentence after the defendants acknowledged the basic facts and took into consideration the need to establish and enforce the production guidelines."
Prior to this, ``Taejong Lee Bang-won,'' which aired in 2022, was surrounded by controversy over so-called ``horse abuse.'' “Taejong Lee Bang
In EP7 of ``Won,'' the scene in which Lee Seong-gye falls from a horse was shown through footage from the filming set, and the scene included tying the horse's legs with wire and causing it to fall.
After the horse fell, it became stiff and could not stand up. His neck was still broken, and he was unable to receive proper treatment, and he died five days after the shooting. the horse was retired
He was a racehorse and was left alone to die, angering viewers. In response, viewers began refusing to watch ``Taejong Lee Bang-won''. The production team has been criticized over horse abuse controversy.
At that time, he apologized and said that he would create production guidelines after improving welfare. Due to this incident, ``Taejong Lee Bang-won'' temporarily suspended its broadcasts.
Later, the production team of ``Taejong Lee Bang-won'' was brought to court on charges of violating animal protection laws. The production team was detained without indictment.
He denied the charges at the first trial date, saying, ``I generally accept the facts, but there was no intention.'' The production team of ``Taejong Lee Bang-won,'' who was charged with mistreating horses, ended up receiving a fine.
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