Political circle mixed with Lee Jae-myung's perjury teacher's innocence...What about Jung Kook?

■ Host: Anchor Jeong Jin-hyung and anchor Lee Eun-sol
■ Starring: Kim Kyung-soo, political reporter

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[Anchor]
From now on, let's look at the political atmosphere related to the acquittal of the first trial on charges of Lee Jae-myung's perjury teacher. Kim Kyung-soo of the political department is here. Hello? As a result of today's sentence, in fact, from the perspective of the Democratic Party of Korea and Chairman Lee Jae-myung, let's avoid the worst, but in a way, I think the best scenario came out.

[Reporter]
That's right. Considering the number of cases that could have been sentenced today, they are innocent, guilty, and guilty. In the case of guilt, you could have thought of a fine or a prison sentence. In the case of fines, it has nothing to do with the loss of parliamentary seats or deprivation of the right to run for perjury, but it is still guilty of fines. However, today's first trial sentence of Lee Jae-myung's perjury teacher case itself turned out to be innocent. There were many observations that the perjury teacher's charge itself interferes with the judicial system due to the nature of the crime, so if he is found guilty, the sentence would not be light. First of all, the court ruled in favor of representative Lee Jae-myung. So, although there was perjury, it is difficult to say that CEO Lee Jae-myung taught perjury. In the case of the Democratic Party of Korea, it was quite chaotic 10 days ago when it was sentenced to a heavy sentence that exceeded expectations in the first trial of the Public Official Election Act and the first trial of the Election Act by representative Lee Jae-myung. But with today's sentence, we can aim for a change of atmosphere. And the rumor of a crisis in November was that representative Lee Jae-myung's two first trial sentences were scheduled in November, so the Democratic Party or representative Lee lost one win and one loss out of the two sentences, so it was not the best, but I think we could evaluate it like this.

[Anchor]
I see. Didn't more than 60 Democrats gather in front of the court today and wait for the outcome of the sentence? What's the Democratic Party like?

[Reporter] Some lawmakers showed tears and some cheered on the scene, saying it was a natural result after the
sentence came out. However, I feel this atmosphere that I will not get too excited because today is not the end. In a briefing released after the ruling by the Democratic Party of Korea, today's first trial was a judgment that was inevitable. I'm just over the hill again. He also expressed this position. At the Democratic Party briefing, at the same time, he urged President Yoon Suk Yeol to do politics that saves the people, not killing political opponents. Representative Lee Jae-myung's story outside the court was in the same vein, but in the case of representative Lee Jae-myung, he returned to the National Assembly after the sentence came out today and held a private meeting with the Supreme Council members. He is said to have said that politics must be restored at this meeting and that people's livelihoods and diplomatic and security issues must be joined together.

[Anchor]
Is there any coverage of the atmosphere of the ruling party?

[Reporter]
In the case of the ruling party, there must have been a lot of expectations for today's sentence. Following the last sentence and today's sentence, if convicted, there would have been a lot of adverse effects on Lee Jae-myung's leadership, and naturally, the Democratic Party of Korea was expected to weaken its leadership in the political situation, but unfortunately, it is mainly responding to these reactions. However, while saying that I will watch the second trial calmly without directly criticizing the court, I am responding that it is difficult to accept the judgment of innocence today. In particular, there was perjury, but the ruling that Lee Jae-myung, who asked for the testimony, did not teach perjury is difficult to accept in common sense and logically, and this will eventually undermine the court's trust. They're also responding like this. In the case of representative Han Dong-hoon of the People's Power, he also made a counterattack against the Democratic Party. He said he respects today's ruling, and the Democratic Party also pointed out that on the 15th, Chairman Lee Jae-myung was convicted of imprisonment in a violation of the election law.

[Anchor]
Although there are still many things to overcome, CEO Lee Jae-myung, who took a breather with today's sentence, what do you think will happen in the future?

[Reporter]
For now, Chairman Lee Jae-myung has avoided adding more judicial risks, and it is true that the factors that can shake the party as a whole have been reduced. It is also true that we have the capacity to focus on responding to the appeals court's violation of the Public Official Election Act, which was previously sentenced to deprivation of the right to vote. Therefore, it is highly likely that CEO Lee Jae-myung will continue his courtship of the middle class in addition to his previous actions of people's livelihood. Representative Lee Jae-myung will attend the launching ceremony of the People's Solidarity Conference, an organization within the party tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, he will hold an on-site meeting for free high school education. At the same time, they continue to talk about amendments to the commercial law to protect shareholders, but they reiterated their intention to pursue open discussions with the business community and investors, continuing to focus on the issue of people's livelihoods. Regardless of the outcome of the trial, it is said that it will continue to take steps to strengthen its position as the next presidential candidate, but judicial risks are likely to remain a variable. Even in the case of a perjury teacher who was acquitted today, if the prosecution appeals, the results may change again in the second trial. There are at least three more other trials, so Lee's judicial risk is not completely eliminated.

[Anchor]
That's what I'm saying. I wonder how the results of today's sentence will affect the political situation in the future, so please point out this part as well.

[Reporter]
In the case of the Democratic Party of Korea, it is highly likely that the confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties will become sharp as they fight back and strengthen their forces with the acquittal of representative Lee Jae-myung today. There will be a plenary session of the National Assembly on the 28th, and a re-decision of the Special Prosecutor's Act on Kim Gun-hee is expected. This seems to be an important watershed moment. The Democratic Party of Korea has been pressuring the ruling party and the government by releasing a series of recordings related to Myung Tae-kyun over suspicions of nomination intervention and manipulation of state affairs, so accept the special prosecutor, which is expected to increase the level of pressure. At the same time, the prosecution unfairly prosecuted Lee Jae-myung. In this way, the plan is to push for the impeachment of three related prosecutors, including the head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, who were not prosecuted for their involvement in the manipulation of Kim Gun-hee's stock price. On the contrary, the ruling party is expressing its opposition to the independent counsel law pushed by the opposition party. We are focusing on maintaining a single alternative to minimize the departure vote when re-voting. Representative Lee Jae-myung has been acquitted, but as I said, he is expected to counterattack by emphasizing that another conclusion may be reached at the appeal trial and that judicial risks such as allegations of involvement in the remittance case to North Korea and suspicions of development privileges in Daejang-dong and Baekhyun-dong remain. In particular, in the case of the Public Official Election Act, where the first trial sentence was convicted, it is expected to focus on the judicial risk of representative Lee Jae-myung by urging the judiciary to proceed with the remaining second and third trials quickly. However, the controversy over the party's bulletin board, which the leadership of the People's Power Party had an open war of words today, and the growing suspicions as the recording of Myung Tae-kyun continues to be released, are expected to remain burdensome for the ruling party.

[Anchor]
I see. I pointed it out with Kim Kyung-soo, a reporter from the political department of the political outlook. Thank you very much.