Decision to Convene Prosecutorial Investigation Deliberation Committee on 'Geom-eon Yuchak' (2nd Report)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Lee Cheol, former CEO of Value Invest Korea (VIK) (55), who revealed that he was subjected to threatening reporting by a Channel A reporter in connection with the so-called 'prosecutor-media collusion' suspicion, will have the handling of suspects' custody reviewed by external experts from the prosecution.

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Citizens' Committee approved a proposal to refer the case to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's Prosecution Investigation Deliberation Committee at the referral review committee meeting held on the morning of the 29th.

The Prosecution Investigation Deliberation Committee is a system that listens to opinions from external experts in various fields regarding cases that attract social attention. Recently, it also recommended non-prosecution for Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong.

After the decision to convene a professional investigation advisory group requested by former Channel A reporter Lee (35), Lee Cheol's side submitted an application to convene the Investigation Deliberation Committee to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 25th as a countermeasure.

Earlier, the reporter Lee's side submitted a petition to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office requesting the convening of a professional advisory group, arguing that the prosecution's investigation had lost procedural fairness. The Supreme Prosecutors' Office accepted the petition and decided to refer the case to the professional advisory group.

Lee Cheol's legal representative said, "The Supreme Prosecutors' Office accepted a petition from a party to the case who does not have the authority to request the convening of the investigation advisory group and decided to convene it," adding, "We applied to convene the Investigation Deliberation Committee because we doubted whether the investigation advisory group meeting would be conducted fairly."

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