'Lee Jae-myung Not Guilty' Kwon Soon-il Caught in Daejang-dong... Kim Jin-tae, "A Very Intelligent Post-Bribery"

"Trial Trading and Judicial Farming"

Jin-tae Kim, Chairman of the Chuncheon Gap Party Members' Council of the People Power Party [People Power Party Chuncheon City Party]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] As suspicions of former Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il's 'trial trading' and 'violation of the Attorney Act' spark public outrage, Kim Jin-tae, Chairman of the People Power Party's Chuncheon Gap Party Member Council, sharply criticized former Justice Kwon.

On the 23rd, Kim Jin-tae criticized on his Facebook, saying, "When he expressed a not guilty opinion in Lee Jae-myung's trial, I thought he must have behaved like that to survive in troubled times," directly targeting him.

He also emphasized, "I did not expect former Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il to be this bad," adding, "He was involved in the judge blacklist case as Deputy Chief of the Court Administration Office, but when he avoided indictment, I thought he was just lucky."

He continued, "When he insisted on keeping his position as Chairman of the Central Election Commission even after resigning as a Supreme Court Justice, I thought he must have had some backing from the regime," and expressed shock, saying, "But to hear that he received an annual advisory fee of 200 million won from Hwacheon Daeyu after retirement is really unacceptable."

Kim particularly condemned, "If he acquitted and received money, this is truly trial trading and judicial corruption. It is a very intelligent form of post-fact bribery."

He then pointed out Kwon's situation and nature, saying, "He has dodged this and that until now, but this time it will be difficult. Isn't this the fate of an opportunist?"

Former Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il [Photo by Kang Jin-hyung]

Meanwhile, according to the Korean Bar Association and others, former Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il did not register as an attorney but has been receiving a monthly advisory fee of 15 million won since November last year, providing legal advice to 'Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management,' the developer of the Seongnam Daejang-dong development project.

Former Justice Kwon explained, "I only provided simple telephone consultations and did not go to the office."

Earlier, in July last year, he expressed a 'not guilty' opinion in the Supreme Court full bench ruling on Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung's violation of the Public Official Election Act.

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