'Lee Jae-myung Associate' Kim Yong Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison... ruling Party: "Connection to Daejangdong Faction Confirmed by Court"

Regarding the sentencing and court imprisonment of Kim Yong, former deputy director of the Democratic Research Institute and a close aide to Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who was sentenced to five years in prison in the first trial for receiving bribes from the Daejang-dong group, ruling party lawmakers have targeted Lee.

On the 30th, Park Soo-young, a member of the People Power Party, stated on his social media (SNS), "Kim, the former deputy director whom Lee himself admitted as his closest aide, was sentenced to five years in prison in the first trial and was court-imprisoned," adding, "The connection between Lee and the Daejang-dong faction has been acknowledged in court."

Former Deputy Director Kim Yong of the Democratic Research Institute, who was indicted on charges of receiving illegal election funds and bribes from a private developer in Daejang-dong, is attending the first trial sentencing hearing held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 30th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

The Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 23 sentenced Kim, who was indicted on charges of violating the Political Funds Act and bribery under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, to five years in prison, revoked his bail due to concerns over evidence tampering, and ordered his court imprisonment.

In response, Representative Park said, "Although very slow, the judiciary is gradually returning to normal," and raised his voice, saying, "Now, the main culprit of the Daejang-dong Gate, the largest scandal since the founding of Korea, Lee, must be arrested, and we must win the general election next year to restore the Republic of Korea."

Kim Woong, a member of the People Power Party, pointed out, "Choi Soon-sil was the one who received the horse from Samsung, but former President Park Geun-hye, who had never ridden a horse, was imprisoned because they were considered an economic community. Comparing this to Lee, Kim, the former deputy director who brought the horse, was imprisoned, but Lee, who actually rode the horse, remains unharmed," and questioned, "Is this a country?"

Ha Tae-kyung, also a member of the People Power Party, mentioned this on SNS, asking, "Will the Democratic Party now criticize the courts?" and questioned, "They have criticized the prosecution as a 'prosecutor republic' until now, but will they call it a 'court republic' from now on?"

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