Police Decide Not to Prosecute in Case Involving President Yoon and Spouse Over '7-Hour Recording' Complaint

Judgment of 'Insufficient Evidence' Regarding Transcript

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The police have decided not to prosecute the case in which President Yoon Seok-yeol and his wife Kim Geon-hee were accused based on the "7-hour recording" of a conversation between Kim Geon-hee and reporter Lee Myeong-su of Seoul Voice.

On the 25th, the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced that the case in which civic groups such as the Minsheng Economy Research Institute accused the presidential couple of abuse of authority, violation of official secrets, and violation of the Public Official Election Act was dismissed due to "insufficient evidence."

In February, the Minsheng Economy Research Institute and others accused President Yoon of abuse of authority, claiming that during his tenure as Prosecutor General, he instructed the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office investigation team, which was investigating former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk's case, to detain Jung Kyung-shim, a former professor at Dongyang University and spouse of Cho Kuk. They also claimed that he committed the crime of leaking official secrets by informing Kim Geon-hee about the investigation related to Cho Kuk. The accusing organizations filed the complaint based on the so-called "7-hour recording."

The police judged that there was no evidence of abuse of authority after reviewing the entire content and context of the recording, noting that the detention of former Professor Jung was carried out through judicial procedures. They also found the evidence insufficient to prove the crime of leaking official secrets based on the recording.

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