Lee Jae-myung finally receives appeal documents for 'first trial guilty' election law case... procedure begins
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, has received documents related to the appeal trial for charges of violating the Public Official Election Act. The appeal trial process is expected to officially begin.
According to the legal community on the 19th, the court completed delivery of the notice of receipt of litigation records to a secretary at Lee's National Assembly office the day before. Lee's side also stated, "We received the notice of receipt of litigation records around 3:20 PM the previous day." According to the Criminal Procedure Act, the defendant must submit a statement of reasons for appeal within 20 days after receiving the notice of receipt of litigation records, and the appeal trial process begins from that point.
Previously, the Seoul High Court sent the notice of receipt of litigation records to Lee twice by mail, but delivery failed due to reasons such as 'unknown forwarding address (current address could not be confirmed).' Consequently, the court directly handed the documents to Lee's side in person.
Regarding this, criticism arose within the ruling party that Lee deliberately tried to delay the election law trial, in which he was found guilty in the first trial. On the other hand, Lee's side maintains that they "received the documents through proper procedures."
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Lee was sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year probation in the first trial for violating the election law on the 15th of last month. This case is considered one of the 'judicial risks' for Lee, and if the suspended prison sentence is confirmed by the Supreme Court, Lee will lose his seat as a member of the National Assembly. Furthermore, his eligibility to run for office will be restricted for the next 10 years, preventing him from running in the presidential election.
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