Lee Jae-myung's election law was sentenced to prison in the first trial...Unable to run for president if confirmed

[Anchor]
The first trial court sentenced Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, to a suspended sentence of imprisonment, which is equivalent to an invalid election.If the result of the

sentence is confirmed, not only Lee, who is considered the next presidential candidate, but also the Democratic Party of Korea is expected to suffer a fatal blow.

There is a reporter from the YTN legal team at the scene.

Kim Chul-hee and Kim Da-hyun, please come out.

[Reporter Kim Dahyun]
We are at the Seoul Central District Court. Representative Lee Jae-myung's trial on the Public Official Election Act just ended. Here, I will share with reporter Kim Cheol-hee the judgment of the court. Reporter Kim, shall we first point out the sentence of the court and the reason for the detailed judgment?

[Reporter Kim Chulhee]
A little while ago, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party, to one year in prison and two years of probation for violating the Public Official Election Act.

If the ruling is finalized, Lee will lose his parliamentary seat and be deprived of his right to run for the next 10 years.

The Democratic Party must also return 43.4 billion won in campaign funds that were preserved in the last presidential election.

The court explained why Lee Jae-myung's crime was guilty for 20 minutes after the start of the sentence.

First of all, regarding former Chief Kim Moon-ki, it was judged that the part that "we didn't play golf together" was false.Representative Lee Jae-myung must have had enough time to recall his memory, as the related investigation continued until the death of former Minister

Kim. However, "I knew Director Kim Mun-ki" and "I didn't know." This part was judged not guilty.

{ 알았다}The word 'I knew someone' should be strictly determined whether it is included in the publication of false information, and the judgment was made not guilty.

However, since both remarks are included in the charges related to Director Kim Moon-ki, he explained that he does not separately acquit them according to the "comprehensive one crime."

[Reporter Kim Dahyun]
In addition to the broadcast interview related to Director Kim Moon-ki, he was also accused of publishing false information related to Baekhyun-dong.

How did you judge this part?

[Reporter Kim Chulhee]
First of all, the court decided that the "replacement of the use of the Baekhyeon-dong site" was not at the request of the Park Geun Hye government's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, but was a decision made by Seongnam City itself.

Crucially, he judged that representative Lee's remarks were false because Seongnam city officials could not be considered to have been threatened by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Representative Lee nailed that he was even recognized as intentional, such as preparing related remarks in advance.

Representative Lee's remarks at the National Assembly's audit office have been exempted from criminal punishment under the National Assembly Testimony Appraisal Act, but he has also decided not to accept them.

[Reporter Kim Dahyun]
Representative Lee Jae-myung, before the sentence, appeared to be quiet as he entered the court.

I didn't answer any questions from reporters.

However, after the trial, he expressed his specific position.

[Reporter Kim Chulhee]
Representative Lee, who was watching the sentence with a firm expression, was also spotted staring at the presiding judge for a while after the reading of the order.

Later, as I left the court, I emphasized that it was a difficult conclusion to accept.

It said it would continue the court battle, implying that appeals and appeals still remain.

As you confirmed by recording earlier, specifically, today's scene will also be a scene in modern Korean history, and there are still two more courts in reality,
of public sentiment and history.The court will be forever, he said, and he will appeal.

[Reporter Kim Dahyun]
So far, we've predicted a variety of possibilities, including fines of more than 1 million won, less than 1 million won, and acquittal.

However, as representative Lee was sentenced to probation of imprisonment today, not only Democratic lawmakers who visited the court but also Lee's supporters seemed shocked.

[Reporter Kim Chulhee]
That's right. Shortly after the sentence, the support group also argued that representative Lee received a ridiculous sentence and had to fight.

Some of them were even verbally abusive.

Some people looked embarrassed, and some people cried.

People from the Democratic Party of Korea also lost their words immediately after the sentence and looked stiff.

On the contrary, the conservative group, which held the rally today, shouted Lee's name and clapped.

Reporters' cameras also caught Lee's supporters and opponents engaged in a war of words toward each other as he left the court.

[Reporter Kim Dahyun]
The court immediately released explanatory materials after the sentence and explained the basis for the judgment.

After that, we will carefully examine and deliver the judgment basis and logic of the court written in the judgment.

So far, the Seoul Central District Court has informed you.