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Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun Lee Myung-bak Guilty of “Proving Why Prosecution Reform Is Necessary”
“The injustice that is not condemned will be repeated … the speed of reform will accelerate even more”
Gyu-hwan Seong, Busan.com reporter
Check-in: 2020-10-29 21:21:01Revision: 2020-10-29 21:21:02Published: 2020-10-29 21:21:12
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun on the 29th expressed the view that the legitimacy of the prosecution reform was demonstrated in relation to the 17-year prison term of former President Lee Myung-bak on the Supreme Court. Prime Minister Chung posted a post on Facebook that day, saying, “It took 13 years for the simple truth that the law should be the same for everyone,” he said, saying, “Due to the former president’s conviction, he was confused as prime minister. ” Yunhap news
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun on the 29th expressed the view that the legitimacy of the prosecution reform was demonstrated in relation to the 17-year prison term of former President Lee Myung-bak on the Supreme Court.
Prime Minister Jung posted a post on Facebook that day, saying, “It took 13 years for the simple truth that the law should be the same for everyone,” he said, saying, “Due to the former president’s conviction, he was confused as prime minister. ” He emphasized that “the case would not have occurred if the application of the law had been fair in 2007,” he said. “It is well proven why the reform of the prosecution is necessary now.”
It was aimed at prosecution after investigating allegations by the BBK and a dozen beneficial owners of former President Lee, who was a candidate in the December 2007 presidential election, and reached a conclusion without charges. Former President Lee was also acquitted in a special prosecutor’s office after being elected the following year. Prime Minister Chung pledged to “accelerate reforms so that this unfortunate history does not repeat itself again”, saying: “An unconditional injustice will be repeated.”
Earlier, the Supreme Court upheld the lower court sentenced to 17 years in prison, a fine of 13 billion won, and an additional fine of 5.78 billion won on the former president’s appeal, who was charged with bribery under of the Law of Weighted Penalties for Specific Crimes. As in the first and second lawsuits, the beneficial owner of Das was considered the former president, and the amount of funds and corporate cards collected by Das was judged as the amount of embezzlement. Dozens of US litigation fees paid by Samsung were also recognized as bribes.
The case in which former President Lee again appealed against the court’s decision to cancel the bail was also dismissed. Former President Lee will be incarcerated again at the Eastern Detention Center in Seoul on the 2nd of next month. In response, former President Lee issued a statement lamenting: “The rule of law is broken. I am concerned about the future of the country.” “I came to trial out of the expectation that the judiciary was the last bastion of liberal democracy,” Lee argued. “The Supreme Court was neither fair nor just.” Said, “The truth will surely be revealed.”
Gyu-hwan Seong, Busan.com reporter
