Court disallows Lee Jae-myung's 'violation of the Public Official Election Act' trial live.

[Anchor]
The court has decided not to allow Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, to film or broadcast the first trial of the case of violating the Public Official Election Act.

The request for live broadcasting, which erupted around the passport, failed, so let's connect with a detailed news reporter.

Reporter Kim Chul-hee, is there a reason why the live broadcast failed?

[Reporter]
Yes, just a moment ago, the 34th Criminal Department of the Seoul Central District Court said it would not allow the first trial of Lee's election law trial scheduled for the 15th to be broadcast live.

The court explained that it decided not to film or broadcast the sentencing related to comprehensively considering the legal interests involved.

Although it is a case of great attention, it seems that the negative impact expected when the sentence was broadcast live was greater than the benefits.

As a result, the sentence of the perjury teacher's trial scheduled for the 25th is likely not to be broadcast live.

According to the court's bylaws, the presiding judge can permit the application for filming the date of the sentence if the defendant agrees.

Even if the accused does not agree, they can grant permission if they believe that the public interest is great.

In the case of the lower court, not the Supreme Court's sentence, the first trial of former President Park Geun Hye's manipulation of state affairs and former President Lee Myung Bak's embezzlement and bribery case has been broadcast live so far.

Ahead of the representative Lee's sentence, the People's Power submitted a petition to the court to broadcast the sentence live, and a one-man demonstration continued.

So far, I'm Kim Chul-hee from the Seoul Central District Court.