Prosecution Appeals Against Decision to Suspend Detention Execution of Lee Myung-bak

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The prosecution has filed an objection against the court's decision to suspend the execution of detention for former President Lee Myung-bak, who was released six days after being detained.

According to the legal community on the 28th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office submitted an objection to the Criminal Division 1 of the Seoul High Court (Chief Judges Jeong Jun-young, Song Young-seung, and Kang Sang-wook), which is handling the appeal trial of former President Lee the previous day.

The prosecution stated, "The execution of detention can be suspended after hearing the prosecutor's opinion only when the defendant has suffered a bereavement or has a health condition severe enough to warrant release," adding, "The decision was made two hours after receiving the defendant's re-appeal without hearing the prosecutor's opinion, so it does not meet the requirements and procedures."

The court sentenced former President Lee to 17 years in prison on the 19th, revoked his bail, and ordered his detention in court. However, six days later, on the 25th, when former President Lee filed a re-appeal against the bail revocation decision, the court released him, stating, "Since there are conflicting views on whether the suspension of execution is effective when a re-appeal is filed against the appellate bail revocation decision, the execution of detention is suspended until the re-appeal decision is made."

The execution of detention for former President Lee is suspended until the Supreme Court rules on the re-appeal case regarding the bail revocation decision. The prosecution plans to submit an objection statement regarding the re-appeal case as well.

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