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In January, prosecutors criticized the Democratic Party and suspended prosecutions against Korea University research professor Im Mi-ri, who wrote a column that read “Let’s vote except for the Democratic Party.” A deferred probation means that the suspect is admitted guilty, but the prosecutor ignores the suspect’s circumstances. In response, Professor Lim said: “I will review the basis of the prosecution’s judgment and consider the constitutional appeal.”
The Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office announced on the 19th that Professor Lim was not charged with violating the pre-election campaign period under the Public Officials Election Law and suspended prosecution for violating the voting activity request rules. An official from the South District Prosecutor’s Office said: “We cannot give a specific reason for the suspension of charges or the prosecution in accordance with public information regulations.”
In January, Professor Lim published a column titled “Except the Democratic Party” in Kyunghyang Shinmun. Professor Lim said: “At the time of the candlelight meeting, many people were worried ‘Would you like a dog to die?’ However, he said, “Let’s vote except for the Democratic Party.” Professor Lim is a progressive academic interested in the labor and human rights movement.
The Democratic Party accused Professor Lim of violating the electoral law. After this, Prof. Lim was also accused by the National Solidarity Participation for the cleansing of the enemy. The Democratic Party dropped the accusation after criticism from the progressive camp that “the current regime, which advocates progress, is holding back freedom of expression.” Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon, who decided to take over as president of the elections in place of Lee Hae-chan, apologized for the “representative” saying, “I am sorry for the people.” The prosecution said: “It is not a crime of prosecution or a crime of unjust punishment. That is why we review not only the content of the accusation of the National Solidarity Participation for the Clearance of Redemption, but also the accusation of the Democratic Party for desisting from the complaint.
On the 19th, Prof. Lim said in a call with this magazine that “we are also considering constitutional wishes.” Professor Lim said: “I have not made a decision because I have not yet received the letter of reasons from the prosecution. However, doesn’t probation itself mean that I have committed an act against the law? I think it is necessary to fight both personally and socially ”.
On the 19th, Representative Kim Woong’s Power of the People shared the news of the suspension of the prosecution of Professor Lim on his SNS, posting “Lee Jae-myeong, the governor of Gyeonggi is innocent and Professor Lim is a strange country from Alice where charges are allowed. ” Representative Kim said, “Supreme Judge Kim Myung-soo gave Governor Lee an indulgence, saying, ‘If strict uniform liability is imposed, it is difficult to have more active discussions due to fear of post-mortem legal liability.’ Is it freedom of speech that only Democrats enjoy? Or was the prosecution reform completed? Representative Kim added, “We live in a mirror where good and evil are reversed.”
