Choi Kang-wook, a young man who beat Lee Seong-yoon in court “Do not follow the order of prosecution and persist”

Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office Lee Seong-yoon attends the Legislative Judicial Council’s state affairs audit held at the National Assembly in October to answer questions. [뉴스1]

The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office Lee Seong-yoon was harshly criticized by junior prosecutors at the trial of Choi Kang-wook, the representative of the Open Democratic Party.

Prosecutors who attended the trial said: “Last January, Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol ordered the prosecution of Choi (who was accused of writing a fake internship to the son of former Justice Minister Cho Kook) in detail.” unconvincing stubbornness to coordinate the schedule of calls with CEO Choi, who refuses to attend, “he said.

The allegations by these prosecutors came to light in January, refuting Choi’s claim that the prosecution against Choi was “abusing President Yoon’s right to prosecution.” Prosecutors at the trial said, “Shortly after prosecutor Seong-yoon Lee was appointed as the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office, the investigation team detailed plans for the prosecution. Both President Yoon and the investigation team revealed the need for Choi’s prosecution, but only Chief Prosecutor Lee insisted on further investigation of Choi.

At that time, the investigation team finally prosecuted Choi with the third deputy general showdown without the approval of the District Attorney General under Yoon’s direction. Prosecutor Lee rebutted in the State Administration in October, saying: “I have never objected to the prosecution of CEO Choi. I asked to decide after the suspect’s subpoena investigation.

Choi Kang-wook, the representative of the Open Democratic Party, will attend a business obstruction trial held at the Seoul Central District Court on the 15th. [뉴스1]

Regarding the allegations of the prosecution, Choi’s defense lawyer expressed a contradictory position on the same facts. Despite the opposition of the District Attorney, Yoon enforced the accusation, so the retaliation against Choi is correct. It was also said that Choi received no notification of the suspect’s subpoena from the prosecution.

Representative Choi said, “At each level, the prosecution offices should handle matters under the responsibility of the prosecutor,” and said, “The attorney general ignored the authority of the prosecutor without foundation and charged Choi.” Representative Choi said that he relied on the thesis of attorney Wan-gyu Lee, who is currently in charge of defending President Yoon as the basis for such authority.

In court that day, a lawyer from the law firm, where Choi worked, appeared as a witness and testified that he had seen Cho’s son at the lawyer’s office two or three times in 2017. However, it was said through Choi at the time he was the son of former Minister Cho, and had not been asked or introduced directly.

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