Kim Hye-kyung was sentenced to the first trial today.

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Kim Hye-kyung, the spouse of Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea, who was put on trial on charges of misappropriating a corporate card in Gyeonggi Province, will be sentenced today (14th).

The prosecution demanded a fine of 3 million won, saying Kim conspired to commit the crime with his secretary, but Kim denies the charges, saying he has never ordered payment.

Reporter Shin Gwi-hye reports.

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The issue of the trial of Kim Hye-kyung, the wife of Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea, who was put on trial on charges of misappropriating corporate cards, is whether Kim was involved in the process of paying for meals using corporate cards.

Kim's meeting with spouses of former and current lawmakers of the Democratic Party was after her husband Lee announced his candidacy for the presidential election.

The total meal cost of 104,000 won was paid by Bae, a Gyeonggi-do Provincial Government official who was Mr. Kim's secretary for performance, with a corporate card in Gyeonggi-do Province.

Prosecutors previously charged Bae with using a Gyeonggi-do corporate card to help Lee, but Kim also went to trial on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act, believing that he colluded with Bae.

The prosecution saw that Bae, the secretary of the execution, could not have paid arbitrarily without Kim's instructions.

It also pointed out that Kim tried to buy the spouses of influential politicians by paying for meals, and that the crime was not good because he committed the crime with a public official who had to maintain political neutrality.

Kim's side strongly denies the allegations.

[Kim Chil-jun / Kim Hye-kyung's lawyer (first trial in February): It's an absurd indictment. In fact, Mr. Bae's case was already indicted two years ago, and there was no reason to believe that he was complicit in any investigative data or statements made by officials at the time.

Kim also said directly in court that he had never instructed his secretary to make the payment.

The prosecution, which had previously requested a fine of 3 million won, demanded the same fine of 3 million won even after the hearing resumed once.

Secretary Bae, who was handed over to trial on the same charges, has been suspended from prison, and Kim's first trial will be held at 2 p.m. today.

Tomorrow (15th) is also scheduled to be sentenced to the first trial of her husband Lee Jae-myung's violation of the Public Official Election Act.

I'm YTN's Shin Gwihye.

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