Police Do Not Prosecute Reporter Ijin-dong on Yoon Seok-yeol 'Complaint Solicitation' Allegation Report

Reason is 'Insufficient Evidence'
Charge of Violation of Public Official Election Act (False Information Disclosure)

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The police have decided not to prosecute the case involving the internet media reporter who reported on the alleged 'prosecution request' involving President Yoon Seok-yeol.

On the 15th, according to the police, the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency decided not to prosecute Lee Jin-dong, the publisher of Newsbus, who was accused of violating the Public Official Election Act (spreading false information) due to insufficient evidence.

In September of last year, the civic group Judicial Exam Preparation Students Association (Sajunmo) filed a complaint with the police against Lee Jin-dong, the publisher of the internet media 'Newsbus,' and others.

Sajunmo stated, "Reporter Lee Jin-dong claimed that then former Prime Minister Yoon instructed his subordinate Prosecutor Son Jun-sung to request a prosecution, but Prosecutor Son, Assemblyman Kim Woong, and former Prime Minister Yoon all denied this," adding, "Unless additional evidence is presented, the report that former Prime Minister Yoon was involved is false."

In April 2020, ahead of the National Assembly general election, reporter Lee reported that Son Jun-sung, a close aide to President Yoon and former Investigation and Information Policy Officer at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office (currently Human Rights Protection Officer at Daegu High Prosecutors' Office), allegedly requested the then United Future Party (now People Power Party) to file complaints against former Director of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation Yoo Si-min and proportional representation candidates Choi Kang-wook and Hwang Hee-seok of the then Open Democratic Party.

Meanwhile, the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Department (Gongsoocheo) indicted Assemblyman Kim Woong for violating election laws by delivering the complaint he received from former Policy Officer Son Jun-sung to his affiliated party, regarding the 'prosecution request' allegation itself. Former Policy Officer Son denied all charges at the first trial last month.

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