During the trial of Kim Hye-kyung, wife of Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myeong, who was accused of feeding Democratic Party officials and others using a ‘Gyeonggi-do corporate card’ during the last presidential election (violation of the Public Official Election Act), a meeting with her supporter, former secretary of Gyeonggi-do Bae, did not occur. Mr. Bae, who was supposed to appear as a witness that day, did not appear in court. Mr Bae is known to have been Mr Kim’s ‘private secretary’.
The Criminal Division of Suwon District Court 13 (Chief Judge Park Jeong-ho) held the fifth trial on the 8th for Mr. Kim on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act. At the trial on this day, the prosecution’s examination of Mr. Bae’s evidence was scheduled, but Mr. Bae did not appear.
On this day, the court said, “The witness submitted a written statement explaining that he was not present, but it was said that it was for personal reasons. “Does the prosecutor know anything?” he asked. The prosecutors replied, “We tried to contact you, but we could not reach you. “
The court said, “(Mr Bae) told the court that he will appear on the next date for the examination of the witnesses.”
The lawyer Mr. Kim, Kim Chil-jun, “Mr. Bae is in a situation where some cases are being investigated and he feels burdened by testifying in court,” and said, “There are also parts of which is psychological. difficult to open to the public.” Lawyer Kim also represented Bae, who had already been charged and tried in this case.
Lawyer Kim said, “Newspapers should focus on parts that are only related to election law violations, but there are also issues related to Mr. Bae’s life as a public servant and the corporate charter (suspected of misuse) which the prosecutors are investigating. . He also said, “Not only is it time-consuming (interrogating witnesses) because it involves the person under investigation, but there are aspects that are not acceptable to focus on the trial.
On this day, the court closed the trial after 30 minutes and listened to the evidence recorded in the case by the prosecution and the defense.
Bae, a former Gyeonggi Regional Office official (individual official), who was expelled and found guilty in the first trial on charges of “suspicion of misusing corporate card” of Kim Hye-kyung, spouse of Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myeong, and violations related to the Public Official Election Act, held in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, on the evening of February 14. Leaving the court after finishing the appeal hearing held at the Suwon High Court in Yeongtong-gu. The court sentenced Mr. Bae to 10 months in prison and 2 years of probation, as in the first decision. /News 1
It was confirmed that Mr. Bae submitted a written explanation for his absence from court on the 25th of last month. The court sent a witness notice to Bae on the 30th of the same month. At the 4th trial held on the 2nd, the court also said, “Mr. Bae submitted a written statement explaining that he was not present, but it was for personal reasons rather than a medical certificate is specified by law,” and asked, “Should he be arrested. warrant?” Accordingly, the prosecution and defense said, “There is no need to even look for work.”
Mr. Bae is a designated long-time public servant in Seongnam City and Gyeonggi Province when Representative Lee was Mayor of Seongnam (2010-2018) and Governor of Gyeonggi Province (2018-2021), respectively. It is said that he was actually Mr. Kim’s secretary in charge of protocol. Cho Myung-hyeon, the public interest whistleblower who revealed this incident, said in court, “Mr. Bae and I were called the ‘wife team’ in Gyeonggi-do, and most of the to work on Mr. Kim’s personal behalf. .” Mr. Cho has been working as a special civil servant at the Gyeonggi Provincial Secretariat since March 2021.
On August 2, 2021, when the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate primary was in progress, Mr. Bae served food worth 104,000 won by three people, including the wife of a Party lawmaker Democrat, and Mr. Kim’s driver and lawyer at a restaurant in Seoul, making a donation under the Public Official Election Act.
He was sentenced to 10 months in prison and 2 years of probation in the first and second trials, and he did not plead after the second trial on February 14, so the sentence was confirmed. After Bae was found guilty, prosecutors immediately ordered Kim not to be detained. Mr. Kim is an aide to Bae and faces the same charges. Prosecutors believed that Mr. Kim forced Mr. Bae to pay for the meal with a Gyeonggi Province corporate card.
Meanwhile, Mr. Bae is also accused of paying for Mr. Kim’s personal meals with a Gyeonggi Province corporate card from July 2018 to September 2021 (breach of business trust). Prosecutors are also investigating CEO Lee and his wife Kim on the same charges.
2024-05-08 02:34:00
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