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Court rejects bid to free Kim Byeong-heon; trial to proceed while he remains detained over 'comfort women' insult charge
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- The Seoul Central District Court has rejected a request for a review of the detention of Kim Byeong-heon, director of the Korean History Textbook Research Institute, who is charged with insulting victims of the Japanese military's 'comfort women'.
- Kim will stand trial while in custody, and prosecutors are focusing on analyzing his books, lectures and social media posts to prove the charge.
- Kim and his supporters argue for academic freedom and freedom of expression, so the upcoming trial is expected to determine whether his remarks fall within permissible limits.
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