'Assault on Late Prosecutor Kim Hong-young' Former Chief Prosecutor Sentencing in First Trial This Week... Prosecution Seeks Prison Term

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The first trial verdict for former Chief Prosecutor Kim Dae-hyun, who is accused of assaulting the late Prosecutor Kim Hong-young and driving him to take extreme measures, will be announced this week.

According to the court on the 4th, Judge Kim Jun-hyuk of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 5 will hold a sentencing hearing at 2 p.m. on the 6th for former Chief Prosecutor Kim, who was indicted without detention on assault charges.

Former Chief Prosecutor Kim was brought to trial on charges of assaulting Prosecutor Kim four times between March and May 2016 while working at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office. Prosecutor Kim was found dead at his home at the age of 33 in May of the same year, leaving a note expressing the burden and pressure from work.

The Korean Bar Association filed charges against former Chief Prosecutor Kim for coercion, assault, and defamation. After investigation, the prosecution indicted him without detention in October last year, applying only the assault charges.

The defamation charge could only be investigated if the victim filed a complaint, and since the complaint period had passed, it was not applied. The prosecution also judged that the coercion charge was not legally established.

At the sentencing hearing in May last year, the prosecution requested the court to sentence him to 1 year and 6 months in prison, stating, "The assault was one of the causes that led the victim to take extreme measures, the consequences are serious, and the bereaved family is requesting severe punishment."

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