Former President Jeon Du-hwan Requests Jurisdiction Transfer to Seoul Again Ahead of Appeal Trial
Former President Jeon Du-hwan and his wife Lee Soon-ja are leaving their home in Yeonhui-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, to attend the first trial sentencing hearing for defamation of the deceased held at the Gwangju District Court on the 30th. Former President Jeon was charged with defamation for criticizing Father Cho Bi-o, who testified to witnessing helicopter gunfire during the May 18 incident, in his autobiography as "a shameless liar unworthy of being called a priest." Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] Former President Jeon Du-hwan (89) has requested a change of jurisdiction to be tried in Seoul ahead of his appeal trial for defamation of the deceased. Jeon was previously convicted in the first trial for defaming the late Father Jo Bi-o, who testified that he witnessed helicopter gunfire during the May 18 Democratic Movement.
According to the legal community on the 24th, Jeon applied to the Supreme Court on the 11th to be tried in Seoul for the appeal trial related to defamation of the deceased.
According to the Criminal Procedure Act, a defendant may request a change of jurisdiction if the court with jurisdiction cannot exercise its authority due to legal reasons or special circumstances, or if there is concern that maintaining fairness in the trial is difficult.
Previously, in the first trial, Jeon also filed a motion to transfer the trial to Seoul, but it was dismissed at the first preparatory hearing held on July 11, 2018. In September of the same year, Jeon again requested to be tried in Seoul, but the request was denied, and the Supreme Court also dismissed the retrial.
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Meanwhile, Kim Jeong-hoon, Chief Judge of the 8th Criminal Division at Gwangju District Court, the first trial court, sentenced Jeon to 8 months in prison with a 2-year probation at the sentencing hearing held on November 30 last year.
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