The Supreme Court of Korea confirmed a five-year prison sentence for Yang Kyung-sook, former head of Radio21, on September 2, 2026, for violating the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud). ^[1] Yang Kyung-sook was convicted of defrauding seven investors of a total of 3.3 billion won between December 2020 and March 2022 by falsely promoting a 'Jangmadang Project' to support North Korean residents. ^[2] The Supreme Court of South Korea ruled that failing to provide subtitles and audio descriptions to visually and hearing-impaired viewers in movie theaters constitutes illegal discrimination. ^[3] Investor investigations revealed that the North Korean resident support project was non-existent and that Yang used the investment funds to pay off other investors, credit card debts, and purchase cryptocurrency. ^[4] Yang Kyung-sook deceived investors by claiming she would import Daedonggang beer from North Korea, sell it, and use the proceeds to purchase masks for the North, promising a minimum profit of 2 billion won per mask batch. ^[5] The court determined that the failure to provide these accessibility features is a discriminatory act against disabled individuals. ^[6] The Supreme Court emphasized that while individual and corporate property rights are guaranteed, such freedoms must be restricted within a certain scope to prevent discrimination. ^[7] This judgment was issued 10.5 years after the lawsuit challenging the lack of accessibility services was originally filed. ^[8]