Police Decide Not to Prosecute Lee Jun-seok on Military Service Act and Sister's Medical Law Violation Allegations

Two Cases Concluded as 'No Prosecution'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The police have closed the case regarding allegations against Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, for violating the Military Service Act, and his younger sister for violating the Medical Service Act, citing 'lack of prosecutorial jurisdiction.'

The Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 3rd that on the 25th of last month, they decided not to prosecute the case against Lee, who was accused of violating the Military Service Act, and the case against his younger sister, who was accused of violating the prohibition on disclosure of information under the Medical Service Act.

Previously, the civic group Anti-Corruption National Participation Solidarity filed a complaint against Lee, claiming that his participation in the 'SW Maestro Program' organized by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy while serving as an industrial technical personnel in 2010 violated the Military Service Act and the regulations prohibiting concurrent positions for professional research personnel and industrial technical personnel.

In response, Lee stated multiple times, "The Military Manpower Administration said there was no problem 10 years ago, and the prosecution also reviewed it and found no issues."

The civic group submitted a complaint last June, alleging that Lee's younger sister, a psychiatrist, disclosed medical information she learned while treating the late Lee Jae-seon, the older brother of Lee Jae-myung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, to Lee.

It is known that Lee made remarks on a talk show during the 2018 National Assembly by-election, implying that "Lee Jae-seon received treatment from my sister, and from what I heard, there seemed to be some family discord."

The police investigated Lee's younger sister and conducted a search and seizure at Korea University Anam Hospital, where she worked as an intern, but the statute of limitations of five years had expired, leading to the closure of the case.

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