Association | 2023.09.11 11:49
[Seoul, South Korea – NewsPim] By Kim Shin-young, Reporter – The possibility of an arrest warrant being requested for Lee Jae-myeong, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is being considered by the prosecution, regardless of his appearance before them. Analysis suggests that even without further investigation, a warrant request could be made.
On the 9th of September, the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office of the 6th Criminal Division, headed by Chief Prosecutor Kim Young-nam, completed their probe into the “suspected Ssangbangwool Group payments to North Korea” case. Lee was informed that he was required to reappear before them on the 12th. However, Lee expressed the need for coordination on the schedule and did not confirm his attendance.
Lee Jae-myung, who has been fasting for the past 12 days in the National Assembly, was unable to participate in the morning Supreme Council meeting. On this occasion, he had completed his last investigation session in 8 hours due to health issues arising from his fast. The investigation concluded two hours ahead of the prosecution’s initial plan.
During the session, Lee reportedly submitted an eight-page written statement and answered most of the questions posed to him. However, he left without signing the suspect’s interrogation report, as his statement was omitted. The Suwon District Prosecutors Office explained that they had conducted the investigation with minimal strain on the suspect’s health. However, they highlighted that Lee had provided vague and evasive answers, unrelated to the questions, throughout the proceedings, and failed to cooperate.
Furthermore, Representative Lee initially requested to appear again on the 12th, only if he was permitted to be examined by 6 pm on the 9th. The prosecution accepted this condition. However, Lee unilaterally left the room without signing or sealing the report and without explanation as to what he considered to be missing.
As Lee’s response to the summons notice was uncertain, it remains unclear whether a re-investigation will take place. Additionally, Lee’s deteriorating health due to his prolonged fasting may impact the scheduled re-investigation if the 12th is canceled.
Now that the investigation on the 9th has concluded, there is a possibility that the prosecution will request an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-myeong, regarding the ‘Baehyeon-dong development corruption’ and ‘suspicion of sending money to North Korea’, before Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving). This motion is expected to be reported to the National Assembly’s full meeting on the 21st and voted on at the full meeting on the 25th.
While there are concerns about Lee’s potential strategy to delay the prosecution’s investigation, there are predictions that the prosecution may proceed with issuing a warrant as early as this week, independent of this factor.
A legal expert from Seocho-dong expressed the view that it would be more expedient for the prosecution to request the warrant before Lee is hospitalized. They noted, “Regardless of Lee’s denial of the charges, it is possible to request a warrant after only one investigation session, without the need for a re-investigation.”
There is also an opinion suggesting that Lee’s absence of signature on the suspect’s interrogation report does not pose a significant problem to the ongoing investigation. According to a prosecutor, if the defendant denies the content of the prosecution’s inquiry, it cannot be used as evidence in the trial, and the judge cannot consider it. The absence of a signature, therefore, does not hold much weight.
The prosecution’s request for an arrest warrant for Representative Lee carries political implications. If a warrant is requested before Chuseok, it is anticipated that the motion will be rejected in the National Assembly.
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Association | 2023.09.11 11:49
[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Shin-young = Although it is not clear whether Lee Jae-myeong, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, will reappear in the prosecution, there are prospects that the prosecution will proceed with the request for an arrest warrant. According to the analysis, even if Representative Lee does not appear before the prosecution again, it is enough to request a warrant without further investigation.
According to the legal community on the 11th, the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office of the 6th Criminal Division (Chief Prosecutor Kim Young-nam) completed the investigation on the 9th regarding the ‘suspected Ssangbangwool Group payments to North Korea’ and informed Lee that he would reappear . on the 12th, but Rep. Lee confirmed, saying the schedule needed to be coordinated Not to do that.
[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Changbin Yoon = Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is on his 12th day of fasting in the National Assembly, sits in a tent in front of the main building on the morning of the 11th. Representative Lee was unable to attend the Supreme Council meeting held in the morning. 2023.09.11 pangbin@newspim.com
The last investigation was completed in 8 hours due to health problems caused by CEO Lee’s fast. It ended two hours earlier than the prosecution’s original plan.
On this day, Rep. Lee reportedly submitted an eight-page written statement and answered most of the questions. He left the interrogation room after 11 hours without signing because his statement was omitted from the suspect’s interrogation report.
The Suwon District Prosecutors Office said, “We conducted the investigation to the minimum considering the suspect’s health condition,” and added, “However, throughout the investigation, Representative Lee refused to make specific statements and gave statements in their where, or gave repetitive and long statements. – meandering answers unrelated to the questions, and continued to give tongue-in-cheek answers.” “He did not cooperate with the investigation,” he noted.
At the same time, “Representative Lee first asked for him to appear again on the 12th if he was allowed to be examined by 6 pm on the 9th during the investigation, and the prosecution accepted this,” he added, “He left the room unilaterally without even signing and sealing the report without even answering the question of what part was missing.”
The prosecution planned to complete the investigation on the 12th, but since Representative Lee did not give a definite answer to the summons notice, it is not clear whether there will be a re-investigation or not. As CEO Lee began his 12th day of fasting, his rapidly deteriorating health also emerged as a variable. If the 12th schedule is cancelled, the subsequent re-investigation will inevitably be delayed.
With the conclusion of the investigation on the 9th, the possibility of prosecutors requesting an arrest warrant before Chuseok for CEO Lee’s ‘Baehyeon-dong development corruption’ and ‘suspicion of sending money to North Korea’ has been weighed . It was anticipated that the arrest motion would be reported to the full meeting of the National Assembly on the 21st and then voted on at the full meeting on the 25th.
While suspicions are being raised that Representative Lee may have devised a strategy to delay the prosecution’s investigation, there are also predictions that the prosecution could start asking for a warrant as early as this week regardless of this.
A lawyer from Seocho-dong said, “It would be less burdensome for the prosecution to ask for a warrant before Rep. Lee is hospitalized. In any case, while Rep. Lee denies the charges, it is possible to request a warrant after only one investigation without a re-investigation.” he said.
There is also an opinion that the lack of Representative Lee’s signature on the suspect’s interrogation report does not pose any particular problem to the investigation.
A lawyer for the prosecution said, “With the review of the Criminal Procedure Act, if the defendant denies the content of the record of the prosecution’s inquiry, it cannot be used as evidence in the trial anyway and the judge cannot see it.” “Because there is no reason to agree, missing the signature is not a big problem.”
He continued, “The prosecution’s request for an arrest warrant for Representative Lee also has political significance, so if a warrant is requested before Chuseok, a scenario is expected where the motion to arrest will be rejected in the National Assembly.”
sykim@newspim.com
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