er ▁cattle ▁had ▁been ▁mistaken ly ▁identified ▁as ▁suffering ▁from ▁B SE . ▁ ▁M BC ▁versus ▁Government ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ▁directed ▁its ▁pro sec utors ▁office ▁to ▁investigate ▁alleg ed ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁M BC ▁including ▁mis - re present ations ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁P D ▁Not ebook ▁program ; ▁ag gra v ation ▁of ▁civil ▁un rest ; ▁and , ▁def am ation ▁of ▁the ▁minister ▁for ▁agricult ure . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁four ▁produ cers ▁and ▁one ▁writer ▁were ▁ind icted ▁on ▁the ▁charges . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁M BC ▁staff ▁were ▁ex on er ated ▁by ▁jud ges ▁of ▁the ▁Se oul ▁central ▁district ▁court . ▁The ▁supre me ▁court ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁find ings . ▁ ▁" C and le light " ▁demonstr ations ▁ ▁Some ▁comment ators ▁argue ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁long - h eld ▁and ▁perpet ual ▁" c ulture ▁of ▁protest " ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁involving ▁groups ▁r anging ▁from ▁an arch ists ▁to ▁social ▁reform ers . ▁Anti ▁US ▁be ef ▁protest s ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁After ▁the ▁M BC ▁P D ▁Not ebook ▁broadcast , ▁the ▁US ▁be ef ▁protest s ▁in ▁Se oul ▁increased . ▁A ▁three - day ▁demonstr ation ▁held ▁in ▁relay ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Att endance ▁pe