Lee Jae-myung's 'first trial of election law' is one year in prison and two years of probation...No presidential election if confirmed

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In the case of violating the election law of Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, the first trial court sentenced him to one year in prison and two years of probation.

If the ruling is confirmed, it will lose its parliamentary seat and make it impossible to run for president.

Reporter Kwon Junsu reports.

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Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, was sentenced to one year in prison and two years of probation in the first trial of "violation of the Public Official Election Act."

The court first saw CEO Lee's remarks related to former Chief Kim Moon-ki as guilty in part.

Appearing on a broadcast, he saw the part that "I didn't play golf with Kim" as a false fact.

However, in response to another broadcast saying that he did not know Director Kim Moon-ki,

I judged him innocent, saying that it is necessary to strictly judge whether the word 'I knew someone' is included in the publication of false information.

Also, regarding the 'Baekhyun-dong threatening remarks' made at the National Audit Office,
The change in the use of
was not at the request of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, but was judged by CEO Lee himself, and he considered it a false fact.

At the same time, CEO Lee nailed that he was even recognized for his intention, such as preparing related remarks in advance.

At the same time, the court emphasized that freedom of expression should be recognized during the election process, but that the public opinion should be distorted by collecting misinformation.

[Lee Jae-myung / Minjoo Party leader: Today's scene will also be a part of Korea's modern history. There are still two more real courts left, and the courts of public sentiment and history are eternal.]

If the ruling is confirmed, Lee will not only lose his parliamentary seat but will also not be able to run for the next presidential election.

If the prison sentence is confirmed, the right to vote and run for election will be restricted for 10 years, but if he does not have the right to vote under the party law, he will also lose his membership, which could force Lee to drop his leadership.

I'm YTN Kwon Junsu.

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