Lee Jae-myung's perjury teacher was sentenced to the first trial today...Court at this time

Ahead of the first trial, Lee Jae-myung's announcement of "tense" in the court building
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[Anchor]
Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, who received a suspended prison sentence in the first trial for violating the election law 10 days ago, is facing the sentencing of the perjury teacher case today.

The court has been tense since the morning.

I'll connect you to a reporter for more information. Reporter Kwon Junsu!

What's the current atmosphere of the court?

[Reporter]
Yes, the sentence is in the afternoon, but the surroundings of the courthouse have been busy since the morning.

Order lines have been installed in front of the legal entrance where representative Lee enters, and the police are also patrolling the court.

Notices were also placed throughout the court that assembly and demonstration were prohibited inside the building.

I am checking my ID for security at the entrance to the court building, but the entrance to the west gate where the assembly is scheduled is completely closed and only the entrance to the east gate is available.

In addition, ordinary vehicles except essential business vehicles will not be allowed to enter the building until 8 p.m.

As in the last election law trial, there are large-scale rallies around the court today.

A total of thousands of progressive groups supporting Lee and conservative groups opposing him will gather.

Each of them is preparing for a rally at the place where they reported it.

A little later, from 11 a.m., the progressive group begins to rally first, and the police deploy a task force to maintain order.

[Anchor]
Let's briefly summarize CEO Lee's perjury teacher charges.

In short, don't you mean you lied to a witness going to trial?

[Reporter]
That's right. CEO Lee asked for false testimony in his trial.

Lee says he was framed when asked about being fined for impersonating a prosecutor in the past during a TV debate for a candidate for governor of Gyeonggi Province in 2018.

The prosecution considers this statement false and indicts representative Lee on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act.

CEO Lee is accused of calling Kim Jin-sung, a former secretary for the late Seongnam Mayor Kim Byung-ryang, to teach perjury at the trial.

In the process, the prosecution said CEO Lee urged Kim to give perjury, such as sending a summary of his argument,

determined that the representative asked for false testimony in his favor.

[Anchor]
The prosecution has asked for three years in prison, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, the prosecution demanded a three-year prison term, saying CEO Lee repeatedly injected Kim Jin-sung as if the false allegations were true.

CEO Lee refutes how he is a perjury teacher, saying that he has used the expressions "as I remember" and "as I am" several times.

It is also an important issue whether the testimony influenced the trial of the perjury teacher.

If it had an impact, the court is punishing it more heavily.

The prosecution believes that Kim's false testimony served as an important basis for Representative Lee to be cleared of related charges and to be finally acquitted.

On the other hand, the representative Lee refutes that Kim did not give any of the statements he wanted and that the testimony did not affect the results.

[Anchor]
Kim Jin-sung, who was handed over to trial on charges of accomplice, or "perjury," admitted the charges at a time when the two sides were fiercely competing, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, Kim Jin-sung admits to the charges, saying he felt pressured by the request of Lee, the governor of Gyeonggi Province at the time, and perjured.

At the final hearing, he pleaded for leniency, saying he admitted to the crime and gave up every day and reflected on it.

For this reason, the legal community speculates that it will not be easy for CEO Lee, who was pointed out as asking for perjury, to avoid punishment.

In September last year, the court also rejected CEO Lee's arrest warrant, but also said that the allegations of perjury teachers appear to be cleared.

However, it requires stricter proof in actual trials, so it remains to be seen how the results will come out, including innocence.

[Anchor]
I have some time left until the afternoon.

How will the sentence go today?

[Reporter]
Yes, today's trial starts at 2 p.m.

Representative Lee Jae-myung usually attends the court about 10 minutes ago, so he is expected to arrive around that time today.

As the issue of this case is simpler than the last violation of the Public Official Election Act, there are many predictions that it will be over in 30 minutes before the sentence.

The so-called perjury charge is a crime that deceives the court, so the level of punishment is somewhat high.

According to the Supreme Court's sentencing standards, perjury crimes are recommended to be punished with prison terms ranging from 6 months to 1 year and 6 months in basic prison, and up to 3 years in case of aggravation.

If representative Lee is confirmed to be sentenced to more than imprisonment in this case, he will lose his position as a lawmaker.

Depending on the sentence, you may be disenfranchised for five or 10 years.

When looking at recent precedents, nearly 8 out of 10 perjury teachers were sentenced to prison or higher.

So far, I'm YTN Kwon Junsu at the Seoul Central District Court.