’17 years in prison ‘Lee Myung-bak, tomorrow to the eastern detention center … I like to repurpose a 3 pyeong living room

Former President Lee Myung-bak (78) arrives at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul for circulatory treatment on the morning of the 30th of last month. [뉴스1]

Former President Lee Myung-bak (78), who has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for embezzlement and bribery, is heading to a detention center on the 2nd.

According to the court and the prosecution on the 1st, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office will execute the sentence as the imprisonment of the former president was confirmed in the Supreme Court on the 29th of last month. Former President Lee will leave his home in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 2nd, attend the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office, and then be transferred to the Dongbu Detention Center in Munjeong-dong. , Songpa-gu, Seoul in a car provided by the prosecution.

Former President Lee, who received a final verdict and is on a deadline, can be transferred back to prison after undergoing a classification test that takes 3-4 weeks. The Eastern Detention Center was also the location where former President Lee was imprisoned for a year before being released on bail in March of the following year after an arrest warrant was issued on March 22, 2018. An official from the prosecution said: “Because the traffic lines should not overlap too much with the general public, and you have to see his health, once he is incarcerated in the eastern detention center that he was previously.”

Former President Lee Myung-bak was sentenced to 17 years in prison in the Supreme Court on charges of bribery and embezzlement, and the police are setting up a police line in front of his sister’s residence in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu , Seoul, on the morning of the day before his sentencing again. [뉴스1]

According to the Former Presidents Courtesy Act, if a prison sentence or higher is upheld, or if a person leaves office after receiving an impeachment decision while in office, the president does not receive any courtesy from according to the law, but only security and expenses for the necessary period. Consequently, former President Lee will not be able to receive courtesies such as pension payments, transportation support, communication and office provision, and treatment for himself and his family. Security and safety are also suspended after former President Lee is arrested and the recruits are handed over to the prison authorities. However, taking into account the expropriation case of the former president, the former president will remain alone and a dedicated guard will be appointed.

The living room area where former President Lee was imprisoned in the past is 10.13 m2 (approximately 3.06 pyeong), and when the toilet is added, the total is 13.07 m2 (3.95 pyeong). It is slightly larger than the living room (10.08㎡ · 3.04 pyeong) used by former President Park Geun-hye, incarcerated in the Seoul Detention Center. Subsequently, the same procedure as general inmates is carried out, such as physical examination, removal of belongings and taking photographs of the criminal record. The room was stocked with televisions, mirrors, bedding such as futons and mattresses, a table and desk, lockers and sinks, and cleaning supplies, just like common inmates.

Former President Lee was incarcerated in a detention center for about a year during the previous investigation and trial, and the remaining incarceration period is about 16 years. If pardon or probation is not granted, the 2036 sentence will be terminated at the age of 95.

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