Minbyun "Regret over the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Investigation Deliberation Committee's Non-Prosecution Recommendation... Immediately Prosecute Lee Jae-yong"

Lee Jae-yong, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics. / Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The Lawyers for a Democratic Society (Minbyun) expressed regret over the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's Prosecution Review Committee's recommendation not to indict Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong and urged the prosecution to immediately indict him.

On the 29th, Minbyun issued a statement saying, "We strongly urge the truth of this case to be revealed through a public trial with disclosed evidence in court."

Minbyun criticized, "It is neither understandable nor acceptable why the investigation should be halted and a non-prosecution decision made in a criminal case where the warrant judge stated that 'the basic facts have been established and a considerable amount of evidence has already been secured.'

They continued, "Whether Vice Chairman Lee's crime is established and the degree of his responsibility should be determined through sufficient debate and examination in a strict criminal trial process in court, which is proper and reasonable."

Minbyun also pointed out, "Although the Review Committee's Task Force is stipulated to appoint experts from various sectors of society with virtue and insight who have knowledge and experience in the judicial system, there are inevitably limits for external experts to properly understand and judge over 200,000 pages of investigation records in just one day."

Minbyun added, "If the prosecution confines the evidence records of this case to the cabinet without going through a public trial procedure with disclosed evidence as recommended by the Prosecution Review Committee, our citizens will once again question, 'Is the Republic of Korea a Samsung Republic?'"

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