'Lee Jae-myung Parents' Graves Desecration' 4 People Prosecuted with Suspension... "Not a Curse but a Wish for Fulfillment"

Daegu District Prosecutors' Office Andong Branch, Deferred Prosecution Disposition
The Inscription on the Grave is Not 'Sal' (殺) but 'Saengmyeonggi'

Four individuals, including Mr. Lee (83), a holder of intangible cultural heritage from Gangjin, Jeonnam, who is accused of damaging the grave of Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, have received a suspension of prosecution.

The Andong Branch of the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office announced on the 2nd that four people who were booked without detention on charges of damaging the burial mound of Lee's parents by making holes and burying stones were given a suspension of prosecution.

Photo by Lee Jae-myung, captured from the Facebook page of the Democratic Party of Korea.

A suspension of prosecution is a disposition where the criminal charge is acknowledged, but considering mitigating circumstances, the suspect is not brought to trial.

Earlier, on May 29 last year, they were accused of making holes around the burial mound of Lee's parents in Gwanchang-ri, Myeongho-myeon, Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongbuk, and burying six stones inscribed with the Chinese characters 'Saengmyeonggi' (生明氣).

According to the prosecution's investigation, the suspects, who are relatives, engraved the characters 'Saengmyeonggi' on the stones and buried them in the grave to convey the meaning of giving energy to the Democratic Party leader. It was also confirmed that the characters they engraved were not 'Sal' (殺), meaning 'kill'.

The prosecution stated, "After expert consultation, it was confirmed that the phrase is a positive expression wishing for the fulfillment of descendants' wishes and is not an act of cursing a specific person," and explained the reason for the disposition, saying, "Although the suspects' act of damaging part of the grave without the consent of the descendants is acknowledged, considering that the descendants do not want the suspects to be punished and the motives of the suspects' actions."

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