Daegu District Prosecutors' Office Uncovers Multiple Offenders Disrupting Judicial Order Including Perjury and False Accusation to Harbor Criminals

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] The Daegu District Prosecutors' Office Western Branch announced on the 9th that it had identified 26 individuals during a focused crackdown on offenses undermining judicial order, such as perjury and false accusation, from August to December last year.

Perjury is classified as a crime that undermines judicial order and is a serious offense that distorts facts and causes unjust harm to victims.

The prosecution conducted a focused crackdown to improve distortions of truth and distrust in the judiciary caused by perjury and harboring criminals, as cases of false accusations motivated by evading criminal responsibility or personal grudges against others have increased.

A Vietnamese national, Mr. A, who was on trial for drunk and unlicensed driving, was arrested on charges of harboring a criminal after testifying in court that "I was not the one driving." The prosecution uncovered that Mr. B, another Vietnamese national who was an illegal immigrant, had asked Mr. A to "take the investigation on his behalf." Mr. A was detained on charges of harboring a criminal and violating the Immigration Control Act, while Mr. B was detained on charges of instigating harboring a criminal, violating the Immigration Control Act, and violating the Road Traffic Act.

Individuals who gave false testimony claiming "the defendant did not hit the police officer" to conceal their ex-partner's obstruction of official duties, or who lied that the victim was sexually promiscuous to downplay their workplace superior's sexual harassment, were caught for perjury.

During this crackdown, the prosecution identified perjury offenders, false accusation offenders, harboring criminals, and litigation fraud offenders, detaining and indicting four individuals with severe offenses and indicting twelve without detention. The remaining ten were summarily indicted.

A representative from the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office Western Branch stated, "We will continue to strictly respond to offenders undermining judicial order such as perjury and false accusation and do our best to restore trust in the judiciary."

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