Rep. Lee Su-jin, who was accused of 'pursuing judge impeachment,' sent to prosecution with non-indictment opinion

The Case Closed as 'No Prosecution' Because the Judge Did Not Wish to Punish

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The case in which a civic group filed a complaint against Lee Su-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, for intimidation has been sent to the prosecution with a non-prosecution opinion.

On the 19th, the Dongjak Police Station in Seoul announced that it had sent the case against Lee, who was accused of intimidation after stating that she would push for the impeachment of judges involved in judicial corruption, to the prosecution with a non-prosecution opinion citing "lack of prosecutorial jurisdiction."

Earlier, Lee introduced herself during the Democratic Party's talent recruitment as a victim of the judiciary blacklist who suffered disadvantages in personnel evaluations during the tenure of former Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae. However, Kim Yeon-hak, a presiding judge who served as the personnel general review officer during Yang’s tenure, testified in a related trial that there was no disadvantage against Lee.

After Kim’s testimony became known, Lee strongly refuted it through Facebook and other platforms, stating that she would push for the impeachment of judges involved in judicial corruption at the National Assembly level.

In response, the Action Alliance for the Restoration of the Rule of Law (Beopse-ryeon) filed a complaint against Lee, stating, "Lee designated Judge Kim, who oversaw judicial personnel during the Yang Sung-tae judiciary, as one of the top candidates for judicial impeachment on Facebook and expressed her intention to promptly push for the impeachment of judges involved in judicial corruption, which constitutes the crime of intimidation."

However, since Judge Kim submitted a letter of non-prosecution expressing that he did not wish for Lee to be punished on the 6th, the case was closed due to lack of prosecutorial jurisdiction. Intimidation is a semi-indictable offense that requires the victim's consent for prosecution.

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