'Hye Gyeonggung Kimssi Accuser Identity Disclosure' Lawyer Lee Jeong-ryeol Fined in First Trial
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] Lawyer Lee Jeongryeol, who was prosecuted for disclosing the personal information of the representative of the group that accused the so-called 'Hyegyeonggung Kimssi,' was sentenced to a fine of 5 million won in the first trial.
On the 26th, Chief Judge Choi Changhoon of the Criminal Division 8 at the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Lawyer Lee, who was indicted on charges of leaking business secrets.
Previously, Lawyer Lee was prosecuted for disclosing the personal information of Mr. A, the representative of the group 'People Searching for Hyegyeonggung Kimssi,' which accused Kim Hye-kyung, wife of former Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung, in December 2018.
Lawyer Lee had taken on Mr. A's case but announced his intention to resign in November 2018, during the ongoing investigation, stating that "I was reprimanded by the representative of Gungchalsa for posting prosecution investigation details on Twitter."
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A month later, after the prosecution dismissed charges against Kim, Lawyer Lee was found to have mentioned Mr. A's SNS nickname and disclosed his occupation and workplace on social networking services (SNS) and other platforms.
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