Military Prosecutors Appeals Not Guilty First Trial Ruling by Park Jung-hoon

The Ministry of National Defense's prosecution team appealed against the first trial ruling that acquitted Park Jung-hoon, the former head of the Marine Corps investigation, of charges of defamation and defamation.

The Ministry of National Defense's prosecution team said today that it respects the military court's first trial ruling, but said it received an appeal because the review of the ruling did not accept the facts and legal judgment.

Appeals will be held at the Seoul High Court, a private court, under the Military Court Act, revised in 2022.Former head of investigation

Park was put on trial for defaming former Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop and defaming the then Marine Corps commander Kim Gye-hwan's order to withhold the civilian police transfer of the investigation records on the death of a corporal in July 2023.

At a sentencing hearing on the 9th, the Central Military Court, which was in charge of the first trial earlier, acquitted former commander Kim, saying that not only was there no clear order to suspend the transfer, but it was not a legitimate order, and there was no intention of damaging the former minister Lee's reputation.