Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea was acquitted in the first trial of perjury.
Both the ruling and opposition parties say they respect the results of the trial, but their views on the second trial were clearly different.
In particular, there is a prospect that the interpretation of the second trial may be different over the summary of the argument Lee sent to witness Kim Jin-sung.
First of all, Joo Jin-woo, a former prosecutor who is the chairman of the People's Power Legal Advisory Committee, predicted that it is highly likely to be overturned in the second trial.
[Rep. Joo Jin-woo (CBS Kim Hyun-jung's news show): That's important, but the actions that follow are also important. The actions sent the summary of the defense also remember the defendant's excuse, and if you say it as it is, it was 18 or 20 years ago, so you have to testify as you remember without knowing the defendant's argument. So, he sent me a summary of the argument that he made an excuse for, and not only sent it, but also sent me a witness interrogation right before the trial, that is, a witness interrogation prepared by representative Lee Jae-myung's lawyer. So, in a way, before the interview, you show the interview questions first. I think there's a good chance that I'll be overturned in the second trial.
What is the Democratic Party's view on the pleading summary?
Rep. Jung Sung-ho, the head of the pro-Myeonggye faction, said the defense summary just helped to evoke memories.
In that sense, I said that the first trial's judgment was the right one. Let's listen to it.
[Jung Sung-ho of the Democratic Party of Korea (MBC Kim Jong-bae's attention)] When Lee Jae-myung was on the phone about three months before he testified in December 2018, Kim Jin-sung was only adopted as a witness, but he couldn't predict how he would testify or what he would do. That's why I want you to tell me what you usually remember as it is. And don't we have the defendant's right to defend against witnesses? Anyway, I can tell you that this is the truth, regardless of whether you are a prosecution witness or any witness, so sending the summary of the argument was only helping to recall memories in that sense, so please take a look at this and testify as it is. It wasn't like this. I think the court's judgment was wrong in that regard. There was no causal relationship that led to perjury.]
While the opposition parties have become brighter since Lee's acquittal, the ruling camp is facing heightened tensions due to renewed factional strife.
Even at yesterday's Supreme Council, former Supreme Council member Kim Min's remarks were aimed at representative Han, and the situation of conflict was publicly revealed.
Supreme Council member Jang Dong-hyuk interpreted it as the beginning of the party's struggle for supremacy.
Let's listen to it.
[Jang Dong-hyuk, Supreme Council member of the People's Power (SBS Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show): I don't know if I should call it the Kim Ok-kyun Project, but I think that the fight for the hegemony of the party has begun, including the national convention next year, and in that respect, a series of things are being done to bring down Han or to bring down Han's leadership.
If you look at the remarks of former Supreme Council member Jang Ye-chan, isn't he continuously talking about the political life of representative Han Dong-hoon? (They say retirement from politics.) Yes, so I think that's the end goal, and even if it doesn't reach that point, I think the goal is to make a scratch on CEO Han Dong-hoon's leadership and tie his mouth or his hands and feet. Anyway, I think the goal is to tie CEO Han Dong-hoon's leadership.]
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