Kim Kyung-soo “I can’t understand … I’ll reveal half the truth of the Supreme Court”

▲ Gyeongnam Governor Kim Gyeong-soo, Charged With Conspiracy To Manipulate Comments By The Drooking Party “, Leaves Court After Being Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Manipulating Comment Rating At Seoul High Court Appeal Hearing in the afternoon of the 6th.
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“It is a judgment that does not even coincide with the facts. It is really difficult to understand.”

At 3:11 pm on the 6th, the Governor of Gyeongsangnam-do, Kim Gyeong-soo, stood in front of the reporters gathered in front of the west building of the Seoul High Court with a confused expression. It was immediately after he was convicted in the appeal trial (second trial) after the first trial. (Related article: The appeal trial is also guilty … The political life of Kim Kyung-soo)

The Second Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court (Judge Sang-Hoon Ham) admitted Governor Kim’s rating of comments and sentenced him to two years in prison. Unlike the first trial, the charge of violation of the Law on Elections of Public Officials was innocent.

Governor Kim repeated the words “it is difficult to understand” three times to the journalist’s question about the feelings of the appeal decision. He criticized the judgment of the appeals court, saying: “It is a judgment that I cannot understand, and it is difficult for us to understand the judgment after dismissing the request (our party, who requested the court’s expert opinion).”

“Difficult to understand” repeated three times

▲ Gyeongnam Governor Kim Gyeong-soo, who was convicted in the first trial of manipulating public opinion, attends the appeals court sentencing held at the Seoul High Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 6th .
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Governor Kim said: “It is very difficult to understand that the court has condemned various pieces of information presented through (Naver’s) records without sufficient emotion in this trial.” He even suggested that if there were doubts about the record, which according to the Court was the most important file in this case, (omitted), the judgment was left to a third expert. However, to dismiss this request and resolve it, he said. It is hard for us to understand it ”, he criticized.

Governor Kim’s attorney Ok-hyung Lee also emphasized the same content right after the trial. Lee said: “If it was difficult to make an objective judgment (since there was no direct evidence in this case), it would have been good if the facts were judged through expert testimony,” he said. “I requested an expert hearing because of this, but the court did not accept it. There was this. I am very sorry about this part,” he said.

That day, the judge admitted that Governor Kim and Drooking Kim had a close relationship. In this regard, Governor Kim refuted, saying: “The relationship between online support groups and politicians is not very different” and “I think there is a degree of difference. I will try to refute it in a concrete way.”

Governor Kim expressed his intention to appeal immediately in the future. He said: “I will do everything possible so that the Supreme Court can discover the truth of the other half.”

The following is the full text of the questions and answers Governor Kim shared with reporters immediately after he was sentenced to appeal.

-He was sentenced to prison in the appeal trial. Please tell me your sincere thoughts.

“I respect the judgment of the court, but it is a judgment that I cannot understand. (Pause) Only half the truth has been revealed, and half the truth will be immediately appealed to the Supreme Court.

In particular, it is difficult to understand that the Court of Appeals convicted various materials, including records, without sufficient evaluation. On the one hand, for example, after I posted a post about administrator Tak Hyeon-min on Facebook, Kim ○○ asked Hyun’s assistant ○○: ‘If there was such a relationship with Tak Hyeon-min, could you please tell me? say ahead of time? ‘ It is an example of sending a message. The decision that I asked Kim ○○ to comment on the Tak Hyun-min case is a decision that doesn’t even coincide with the facts. It is a really difficult judgment to understand.

As I said, I will make sure to reveal the truth of the other half on appeal and in the Supreme Court. Finally, I would like to express my great regret to the people and citizens of Gyeongsangnam-do for their concern, and I will continue to work the road without trembling until half the truth is revealed. “

-The appeals court admitted suspicions of comment manipulation, including the King Crab (comment manipulation program) demo. What do you think of this part?

As for the demonstrative part, if there is any doubt about the log record that the judge said as the most important file in this case, because I was wondering if there would be such a ruling in the last opinion, the various opinions that we present. In relation to the data of the charge, even if there is any point of view, I even suggested to entrust the appraisal to a third party expert. However, we have a hard time understanding the decision to ignore this request. ”

-He admitted that it was not a simple relationship with Drooking, but a close relationship.

“The relationship between the online support group and politicians is not very different, but I think there is a degree of difference. For the details of the sentence, I will try to refute in a concrete way with my lawyer.”

-What are your plans for the future?

“I will do my best to appeal immediately and make sure the other half of the truth is revealed in the Supreme Court. I will do my best as I said on the way, I will tell you this.”

▲ When Gyeongnam Governor Kim Gyeong-soo, who was convicted in the first trial of manipulating public opinion, attended an appeals court ruling held at the Seoul High Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of Day 6, supporters defended the innocence of Governor Kim Doo.
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