Prosecution Investigation Deliberation Committee Recommends Suspension of Investigation and Prosecution of Lee Seong-yoon for 'Illegal Overseas Transfer' (2nd Report)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The Prosecution Investigation Deliberation Committee has recommended halting the investigation and prosecuting Lee Seong-yoon, Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, who has been under investigation for the illegal travel ban case involving former Deputy Minister of Justice Kim Hak-ui.

On the 10th, the Prosecution Investigation Deliberation Committee held a meeting at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and announced that the recommendation was approved by a majority vote. The meeting was attended by Chairman Yang Chang-soo, former Supreme Court Justice, and 13 of the 15 pre-selected external experts. Two members were reported to be absent due to unavoidable reasons. The committee aims for unanimous conclusions; however, if opinions do not align, decisions are made by a majority vote of the attending members.

The agenda referred to the committee that day was whether to continue the investigation and prosecute Lee for abuse of authority and obstruction of the exercise of rights. Among the 13 members, 8 believed the investigation should be halted, exceeding half by a large margin. Regarding prosecution, 8 out of 15 members deemed it necessary. The committee's recommendations on prosecution or investigation are advisory and the prosecution is not obligated to follow them.

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