Beopseoryeon Accuses Lee Seong-yoon... "Han Dong-hoon’s No-Charge Approval Unreasonably Rejected"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A civic group has reported Prosecutor General Lee Seong-yoon of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office to the prosecution, accusing him of unjustifiably rejecting the approval request for the dismissal of charges against Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon from the investigative team handling the 'Channel A Coercion Attempt' case.

The Solidarity for Establishing the Rule of Law (Beopse-ryeon) held a press conference on the 8th in front of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, announcing that they would accuse Prosecutor General Lee of dereliction of duty.

Beopse-ryeon stated, "The investigative team investigating the Channel A coercion attempt suspicion case conducted an investigation into Prosecutor Han, who is suspected of being involved in this case, for 10 months and concluded with no charges due to lack of evidence. On the 22nd of last month, they formally submitted an electronic approval report to Prosecutor General Lee requesting dismissal of charges, but he has been refusing approval, saying to wait until forensic technology capable of unlocking Prosecutor Han's cellphone password develops," they claimed.

They continued, "The investigative team had requested approval twice before, but Prosecutor General Lee rejected them without reasonable grounds. Delaying the dismissal decision until forensic technology advances means forcing Prosecutor Han to maintain his status as a suspect indefinitely, which is an unprecedented form of human rights suppression in investigations," they said.

Beopse-ryeon also added, "Prosecutor General Lee's refusal to approve is not mere negligence or carelessness but constitutes conscious neglect or abandonment, undermining the criminal justice function, and clearly amounts to dereliction of duty. We strongly urge him to immediately resign and stop actions that tarnish the honor and damage the trust of the prosecution," they concluded.

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