2023-11-27 04:21:38
The High-ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Office requested a prison sentence for Prosecutor General Son Jun-seong, who was sent to trial on suspicion of so-called “incitement of accusations.”
In a trial on suspicion of instigation of accusations held at the 27th criminal settlement hearing of the Seoul Central District Court, the Corruption Investigation Office sentenced Prosecutor Son to three years in prison for violating the Public Official Election Act and two years in prison for the remaining charges, including leaking official secrets, for a total of five years in prison. We asked the court to sentence .
The Corruption Investigation Office said, “With the complaint reaching the United Future Party Election Committee, the risk of influencing the election has already arisen,” adding, “They have forgotten their responsibility to maintain political neutrality and are trying to protect the Prosecutor General’s family and cover up the inspection of themselves.” It was pointed out that it was an act of disturbing the national flag using investigative information.”
The Corruption Investigation Office also said, “Chief Prosecutor Son does not even acknowledge the file transfer and is unable to provide a reasonable excuse,” adding, “If he is not severely punished, the abuse of prosecutorial authority will be repeated.”
Chief Prosecutor Son, who refused to answer the prosecutor’s interrogation, saying, “Impeachment has been predicted,” pleaded not guilty in his final statement, saying, “I forgot my duty as a prosecutor and did not act once morest my conscience.”
Prosecutor Son has been on trial on charges of delivering a complaint once morest then-government figures, including former lawmaker Choi Kang-wook and former Roh Moo-hyun Foundation chairman Yoo Si-min, to then-People Power Party candidate Kim Woong just before the April 2020 general election.
The Corruption Investigation Office transferred the case to the prosecution, believing that Rep. Kim Woong, who had resigned from his position as a prosecutor and was a civilian, had conspired, but the prosecution did not indict Rep. Kim in September of last year.
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