‘Lee Chun-jae’ Accused Yoon Seong-yeo’s Official Innocence … Court Apologizes For “Failing To Serve As The Last Bastion Of Human Rights”



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    On the afternoon of the 17th at the Suwon District Court in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, at the retrial hearing on the eighth case of Lee Chun-jae's serial murder, Mr. Yoon Seong-yeo, the applicant for a new trial, was found guilty of acquittal and expressed his feelings after leaving court.
On the afternoon of the 17th at the Suwon District Court in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, at the retrial hearing on the eighth case of Lee Chun-jae’s serial murder, Mr. Yoon Seong-yeo, the applicant for a new trial, was found guilty of acquittal and expressed his feelings after leaving court.
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The court declared the acquittal of Yoon Sung-yeo, 53, who is known to have committed wrongful imprisonment for 20 years as the criminal of Lee Chun-jae’s eighth serial murder. The ruling dates back 32 years after the incident occurred.

Suwon District 12 Law Criminal Division (Presiding Judge Park Jeong-je) judged: “It is not enough to admit that the defendant committed the crime, and there is no evidence to admit it otherwise,” in the court ruling 501 at 1:30 pm on the 17th.

The judge said: “(At the time of the case) the defendant’s police confession statement was obtained from an illegal arrest and imprisonment as a result of a severe act, so there is no randomness and no capacity for proof according to the due process, while Lee Chun-jae’s statement that (I am the real offender) is very specific and reasonable, so his credibility is high, ”explained the reason for the acquittal.

The judge said: “The court did not adequately serve as the last bastion of the human rights of the accused, who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison because he was unable to find abusive acts, insolvency investigations and errors in evidence during the judicial process. member of the judiciary, we apologize ”.

The sentencing trial ended when the court read the sentence and read the order for about 30 minutes. After the trial, Mr. Yoon stood in front of reporters and expressed his feelings, “I hope there will not be people like me in the future, and I hope a fair trial will take place.

Attorney Kim Chil-joon said: “We welcome the acquittal and, above all, the court’s apology on behalf of the judiciary. Most of the claims of the lawyers were recognized by the court, which was a result of the retrial process “.

Lawyer Kim also said: “The illegal law enforcement officers were recognized as the violation of human rights, and it was revealed that the prosecutor responsible for management and supervision did not play the role, but it has not been revealed who did the wrong. and how, and it is necessary to clarify in detail. “He said:” We plan to claim damages to the state for illegal and error of judgment of the prosecution and the police. “

“Prosecutors and illegal police, bad judgment of the judges … Request for compensation”

    Sung-yeo Yoon, lawyers and acquaintances in front of journalists
In front of the reporters, Sung-yeo Yoon, lawyers and acquaintances.
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Next, lawyer Park Jun-hyung said, “It is true that Lee Chun-jae’s confession helped, but it was possible because the party had been alive after 20 years of wrongful imprisonment.”

The eighth case of Lee Chun-jae was killed 32 years ago on September 16, 1988 in Jinan-ri, Taean-eup, Hwaseong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, after a 13-year-old high school student, Park Amugae, was sexually assaulted.

Yoon, who was arrested for being a criminal, was sentenced to life in prison at the first trial. He later denied the crime, saying he made a false confession under police coercion, but neither the second nor the third admitted it.

Yun subsequently served 20 years in prison and was paroled in 2009. In November last year, after Lee Chun-jae confessed that “I am the real offender in the eighth case,” the court filed a new trial. .

On the 2nd of last month, Lee Chun-jae, the criminal in the serial murder case, attended Yun’s trial as a witness and confessed that he was the murderer of 14 serial murders in Hwaseong and Cheongju, including the eighth case.

The prosecution has sought innocence in a trial by decision on the 19th of last month, saying: “It was clearly confirmed that the defendant was not the real criminal in the eighth case of Lee Chun-jae.” He bowed his head to convey the meaning of an apology.

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