Lee Jinsook to Undergo Warrant Validity Review Tomorrow... Police Resume Second Day of Investigation

Former Chairwoman Lee Jin-sook of the Korea Communications Commission filed a request for a warrant review with the court on October 3, the second day after her arrest.

Former Chairwoman Jin-Sook Lee of the Korea Communications Commission is speaking to reporters as she is escorted to the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul on the 2nd. Photo by Yonhap News

Attorney Lim Moo-young, representing Lee, told reporters at the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul on this day that he had submitted the request for a warrant review to the Seoul Southern District Court.

Lee maintains that her arrest constitutes unjust detention, as she has never refused a police summons, including submitting written explanations for her absences. Attorney Lim stated, "The request for a warrant review also argues that there is insufficient evidence to support charges of violating the State Public Officials Act and the Public Official Election Act."

The warrant review hearing for Lee is scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. on October 4 at the Seoul Southern District Court.

After being arrested yesterday, Lee was questioned for about three hours before being placed in a holding cell at the Yeongdeungpo Police Station at 9 p.m. Police resumed their investigation this morning.

According to the warrant, Lee is accused of violating the State Public Officials Act and the Public Official Election Act. Police allege that while Lee was suspended from duty between September and October last year, she appeared on four conservative-leaning YouTube channels and made politically biased remarks such as, "I am very grateful to the conservative heroines... We need warriors who fight against fake leftists," and "The Democratic Party or leftist groups are organizations that do everything imaginable." Police pointed out that these remarks constituted a breach of political neutrality, as they were made in connection with her official duties or by taking advantage of her position as a high-ranking public official.

Additionally, police stated that between March and April this year, ahead of the presidential and by-elections, Lee made comments on Facebook and at the National Assembly such as, "Democratic Party lawmakers and Representative Lee Jae-myung are caught in the act of dereliction of duty," and "The Democratic Party impeached me," with the alleged intent to discredit Democratic Party candidates.

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