Seoul Central District Court Chief: "Daejang-dong and Wirye Are Separate Cases... Concerns Over Yudong-gyu's Separate Detention"

Kim Kwang-tae, Chief Judge of the Seoul High Court, is reviewing documents during the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee's audit of the Seoul and Suwon High Courts held on the 21st. From the front row, left to right: Kim In-gyeom, Chief Judge of the Seoul Family Court; Jeong Jong-gwan, Chief Judge of the Suwon High Court; Kim, Chief Judge of the Seoul High Court; Seong Ji-yong, Chief Judge of the Seoul Central District Court.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] Seong Ji-yong, Chief Judge of the Seoul Central District Court, stated regarding the release of Yoo Dong-gyu, former Planning Director of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, that "the Daejang-dong and Wirye cases are separate cases," and that merging the two cases to detain former Director Yoo could be problematic.

The Daejang-dong case is an economic-related case involving breach of trust charges, while the Wirye New Town case is a corruption case subject to the Anti-Corruption Act, so it is appropriate to proceed with them separately.

On the 21st, Chief Judge Seong responded to a question from Park Jumin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, during the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee audit. He said, "Although some defendants overlap in the Daejang-dong and Wirye New Town cases, the timing and applicable laws differ."

Chief Judge Seong pointed out, "If the Wirye New Town case, which has different content, is merged with the Daejang-dong case and a warrant is issued based on this, it could cause issues of 'separate detention'."

He added, "The decision on whether to merge the cases is comprehensively considered by the court, and I believe they also took into account the possibility of such controversy."

Former Director Yoo was released at midnight on the 20th upon the expiration of his detention period, while being prosecuted and tried for the Daejang-dong case.

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