Lee Jae-myung: "If the prosecution 'coerced false testimony' in the investigation of Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook's Political Funds Act case, it is a serious crime"

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, emphasized that "those responsible must be held accountable and eradicated" regarding some reports that the prosecution committed 'subornation of perjury' in the political funds law violation case of former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook.

On the 30th, Lee posted on Twitter, stating, "The prosecutor's abuse of authority, hiding evidence of innocence and fabricating evidence of guilt, is as serious a crime as torturing someone into a false confession," and insisted, "Those responsible must be held accountable and eradicated."

Earlier, a broadcasting station reported for the first time that one of the prosecution witnesses who appeared at the first trial of former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook's case testified that there had been 'subornation of perjury' by the prosecution in the past.

The witness reportedly stated that their testimony at the time was false and that the prosecution had coached them to give such testimony.

In particular, the witness submitted a petition to the Ministry of Justice on the 7th of last month, based on their experience, stating that there were 'evidence fabrication and other irregularities' during the prosecution's investigation of the Han Myeong-sook case. The Ministry of Justice forwarded this petition to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the 17th of last month.

It has been reported that Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae is considering an investigation at the Ministry of Justice level.

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