Prosecutor General's report on the "luxury bag" incident in the afternoon...Are you going to dispose of it this week?

[Anchor]
The prosecution reports the results of the disposition of Kim Gun-hee's alleged receipt of luxury bags to Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung today.

There is a possibility of disposition this week, and it is said that the opinion that "the judiciary needs to be judged" played a major role in recommending the prosecution at the Pastor Choi Jae-young's Investigation Review Committee held the day before yesterday.

I'll connect you to a reporter. Reporter Hong Min Gi!

[Reporter]
Yes, I'm Hong Min Gi.


[Anchor]
Yes, the results of the luxury bag case will be reported to the president today?

[Reporter]
Yes, it is.

Lee Chang-soo, head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, who investigated the case, plans to report the results of the disposition of the alleged receipt of luxury bags to the Prosecutor General today (26th).

Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung will be briefed on the results of the luxury bag case at the prosecutor's regular report, which will be held for the first time since he took office.

It has been more than four months since former Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok ordered a quick investigation into the case in May.

The prosecution was in a dilemma at the end of the investigation, accepting mixed recommendations that Kim Gun-hee, who received the bag through the investigation review committee twice, should not be prosecuted, and Pastor Choi Jae-young, who handed over the bag, should be prosecuted.

However, the legal profession predicts that it is difficult to change the non-prosecution of Kim Gun-hee, as there is no punishment clause for the spouse of a public official under the anti-graft law.

The key is the disposition of Pastor Choi Jae-young who handed over the bag.

Earlier, the investigation team saw that the gift given by Pastor Choi was not solicitable, and decided not to indict Pastor Choi, but the inside became complicated when the committee recommended the prosecution.

This is because if only Pastor Choi is handed over to trial and Mrs. Kim is not prosecuted, she could face strong criticism for taking care of Mrs. Kim.

On the other hand, it is also burdensome for the prosecution that if Pastor Choi is not prosecuted, it will set a precedent that breaks the recommendation of prosecution for the first time.

President Shim, who has the command of the case, is expected to decide on the final conclusion after receiving the weekly report today.

From the first week of October next week, the prosecution and other agencies will have to start preparing for a full-fledged parliamentary audit, so there is a possibility of making a decision as early as today.

[Anchor]
Yes, the basis for the decision of the committee recommended that Pastor Choi be handed over to trial was also known?

[Reporter]
Yes, Pastor Choi Jae-young's prosecution committee, which was held the day before yesterday (24th), recommended Pastor Choi to be prosecuted with an 8-7 opinion.

It is known that the main argument was that "the position is sharply divided even among the legal professionals, so it is necessary to seek the judgment of the judiciary."

On the other hand, the committee members who expressed their opinion of non-prosecution reportedly heard the statement that it was a request for Mrs. Kim, such as Pastor Choi's words about luxury bags constantly changing.

Some of the members reportedly said that Pastor Choi should be prosecuted, saying that under the anti-graft law, those who handed over money and goods need not be questioned about job relevance requirements.

However, as there were members who were not legal experts, it was found that discussions on job relevance were not treated as a major issue.

The prosecution, who attended the committee, argued that Pastor Choi and Mrs. Kim were not in a regular job relationship like teachers and students, and that it was not a request.

On the other hand, Pastor Choi reportedly explained to Mrs. Kim from the beginning that he emphasized that it was a solicitation related to his job.

I'm Hong Min Gi of YTN at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.