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The trial begins today of Jae-myung Lee, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, indicted without detention on charges of advertising false information during the presidential elections.
The 34th Criminal Resolution Division of the Seoul Central District Court held the first trial preparation date for Lee, accused of violating the public officials election law this morning.
As of the trial preparation date, it is a program to confirm the defendant’s position with respect to the allegations and make a plan to investigate the evidence in preparation for a formal trial, so the defendant does not need to appear in person.
In an interview broadcast in December last year, who was a presidential candidate, Lee was indicted on suspicion of spreading false facts about the late Kim Moon-ki, the development director of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, who was development project manager in Daejang-dong, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do.
He is also accused of publicizing false facts at the National Assembly audit, saying: “The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport requested a change of destination and had no choice but to comply with the special law on the transfer of institutions. public “.
The prosecution believes that the claim that Lee did not know him as he interacted with Kim since he was a lawyer is false.
If Lee is sentenced to a fine of 1 million won or more in this trial, he will lose his seat as a member of the National Assembly and lose his office in accordance with the Public Official Election Act and the National Assembly Act.
