Na Kyung-won "MBC, Why Target My Husband in Yoon Seok-yeol's Mother-in-law Case... False Fabricated Broadcast"

Na Kyung-won, member of the United Future Party [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Shinwon Yoon] Na Kyung-won, a member of the Future United Party, expressed her displeasure regarding the mention of her husband, Judge Kim Jae-ho, in connection with real estate investment allegations surrounding Yoon Seok-yeol Prosecutor General's mother-in-law.

On the 10th, Na posted on her Facebook, "Wasn't the previous three false fabricated broadcasts enough? This is the fourth time," and claimed, "MBC's 'Straight' covered the case of Prosecutor General Yoon's mother-in-law and broadcast as if there were suspicions, saying that my husband, who was the presiding judge of the trial, delayed the trial without reason."

She also disclosed the 'Order to Change Trial Date' from June 2012, which stated the reason for the change as "to decide whether to consolidate the cases according to the decision result of the retrial application case requested by the defendant."

Na said, "The judge did not deliberately delay the trial but postponed it according to the defendant's wishes," adding, "Just by reading this, you can see that it was at the defendant's request, yet distorted reporting was carried out," and criticized, "MBC, a specialist in fabricating fake news and falsifying facts, is trying to kill Na Kyung-won, but the public will no longer be deceived."

Earlier, MBC's 'Straight' covered a financial institution bond investment case related to Choi, the mother-in-law of Prosecutor General Yoon, from 2003. Although Choi wrote an agreement stating that "profits will be equally divided with investor Jung," when a profit of 5 billion KRW was made, she accused Jung of coercion, claiming the agreement was made under duress. According to the report, Choi had a judicial scrivener give false testimony that the agreement was coerced, leading to Jung receiving a prison sentence.

However, the judicial scrivener made a conscience declaration, and although Jung filed a complaint asking for Choi's punishment, the prosecution did not indict Choi due to the statute of limitations and instead charged Jung with false accusation, resulting in no outcome. The judge who presided over the appeal trial of Jung's false accusation case in 2012 was Na's husband.

The 'Straight' team claimed, "The trial, which was delayed for about a year and a half, only resumed after Chief Judge Kim transferred to another district court," and argued, "Both the complainant and Prosecutor General Yoon's mother-in-law's side equally acknowledge that the trial was continuously delayed without sufficient reason."

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