A current lawyer who was indicted on charges of accepting money from a defendant in a case he prosecuted while he was a prosecutor, saying he would “reduce the prosecutor’s sentence” was sentenced to prison.
Seoul Central District Court Building, Seocho-dong, Seoul / Chosun Ilbo DB
On the 24th, Judge Lee Hwan-ki, Criminal Division 4 of the Seoul Central District Court, sentenced lawyer A, who was indicted without detention on charges of fraud and violation of the Attorney-at-Law Act, to three years in prison and ordered him to collect 260 million won.
In the past, when he was serving as a prosecutor, Mr. A directly prosecuted Mr. B. It is said that Mr. A, who retired in July 2015, met with Mr. B and exaggerated the prosecutor’s original recommendation of 5 years in prison to 8 years. Then, there is a charge of receiving 30 million won as a favor by deceiving him by saying, ‘I will tell the trial prosecutor and reduce the sentence.’ Mr. A also said to another suspect being investigated by the prosecution in September 2016, ‘This is a case led by a chief prosecutor who I know well. It was also investigated that he received 150 million won under the pretense of asking for favors by tricking him into saying that he had to go to greet people. In addition, there is a charge of receiving 80 million won in the name of favor from another suspect under police investigation in September 2017.
The court said that all of Mr. A’s charges were acknowledged. The court said, “Mr. A, a former prosecutor, received money and valuables under the pretense of changing the sentence or suppressing the investigation by pretending that he could exert influence through his personal relationship with the investigative agency, so the crime is very bad.” He said, “Such crimes raise doubts about the fairness of public officials engaged in criminal justice work and cause even legitimate investigation results to be mistakenly perceived as distorted results.”
He then explained the reason for the sentencing, saying, “However, the fact that some victims do not want Mr. A punished and that he has no history of criminal punishment other than fines in the past were considered advantageous circumstances.” The court did not detain Mr. A, saying, “There is no concern about destruction of evidence or escape.”
2024-01-24 04:37:00
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