"Five trials" between Seoul and Suwon...intensifying judicial risk

Seoul-Suwon Travels to and from Seoul...Attendance 3 to 4 times a week
Remittance to North Korea Is 'Preparation for Trial'...You don't have to attend.

[Anchor]
As the prosecution indicted Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, on charges of misappropriating corporate cards, the total number of trials Lee should receive increased to five.

There are concerns that the job performance will inevitably be disrupted as several trials have to be conducted between Seoul and Suwon at the same time.

Reporter Kim Chul-hee reports.

[Reporter]
So far, CEO Lee Jae-myung has been carrying out four trials at the same time.

Among them, the 'Public Office Election Act', 'Perjury Teacher', and 'Daejang-dong and Baekhyeon-dong' trials are in Seoul,

The trial of 'receiving money to North Korea' indicted in June has been held in Suwon.

In addition to this, the number of trials in Suwon will increase to two if the trial of "use of corporate cards" is added.

In order to carry out five criminal trials at the same time, going back and forth between Seoul and Suwon, which are tens of kilometers away, you may have to attend trials as many as three to four times a week.

CEO Lee has to visit Seocho-dong five times for the 'Daejang-dong and Baekhyeon-dong' trial in December,
On the 17th of
, the trial of the 'Remittance to North Korea' in Suwon is also scheduled on the same day.


There is no big problem in the proceedings because the trial of the 'reimbursement to North Korea' is still in the process of preparing for the trial, so there is no obligation for the defendant to attend, but
If the five trials begin to work together in earnest after
, normal job performance may also be disrupted.

[Cho Seung-rae / Minjoo Party's chief spokesman: The plan is to lock the leader of the main opposition party and a political leader who is overwhelmingly supported by the public in court and tie his hands and feet]

Earlier, representative Lee missed the trial without prior notice due to government questions, general elections, and parliamentary audits.With one more trial to digest

, concerns are growing over whether the main opposition party leader and trials can be carried out at the same time.

I'm Kim Chulhee of YTN.

Filmmaker: Choi Sung-hoon
Video editing: Ahn Hong-hyun
Design: Lee Wonhee