[Anchor]
Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea, who was sentenced to a suspended sentence in the first trial of the election law case, faces another "judicial risk" in 10 days.
Tomorrow, the first trial will be sentenced in the perjury teacher's case,
For more information, connect with reporters to find out.
Reporter Kim Dahyun! What's the mood in the court now?
[Reporter]
As it is a holiday today, the court is in a quiet mood.
However, the court strengthened security from a day ago in preparation for the first trial of Lee's perjury teacher case tomorrow.
The central aisle of the courthouse, which was open during the holiday, was closed and only some of the alumni were left open.
Court staff and reporters can also enter the building after completing the ID check.
[Anchor]
Please also summarize the contents of the perjury teacher case, which is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow.
[Reporter]
In 2002, CEO Lee was fined 1.5 million won for impersonating a prosecutor in collusion with a KBS PD who was covering the suspicion of preferential sale of the late former Seongnam Mayor Kim Byung-ryang.
In response, he was put on trial in May 2018 on charges of publicizing false information by saying that he was "falsely accused" in a TV debate for the governor of Gyeonggi Province.
Then, CEO Lee contacted Kim Jin-sung, a former secretary of former Mayor Kim, and asked him to testify to the effect that "KBS and former Mayor Kim have decided to tie up and drive Lee Jae-myung as the main culprit."
The prosecution believes that CEO Lee demanded perjury as if injecting Kim, who said, "I don't remember well."
[Anchor]
CEO Lee is fighting for innocence.
What are the legal issues in this case?
[Reporter]
First of all, the issue is whether CEO Lee has taught perjury to Kim.
The prosecution believes that representative Lee urged perjury by sending Kim a summary of his argument, but
The representative of
refutes how he is a perjury teacher, saying that he has used the expression 'as he remembers' and 'as he is' several times.
In addition, as the court punishes more heavily if perjury affects the outcome of the trial, it is also a major issue whether Kim's testimony influenced the representative trial.
[Anchor]
Representative Lee was already convicted of violating the Public Official Election Act on the 15th.
The weight of Lee's judicial risk will also change depending on the results of the first trial of the perjury teacher.Please also organize the wavelength according to the result of the sentence
.
[Reporter]
Yes, the prosecution earlier demanded a three-year prison term for CEO Lee Jae-myung, who is accused of perjury,
If the representative of
is confirmed to be imprisoned or higher in this case, he will lose his position as a lawmaker.
In addition, after the execution of the sentence, they are deprived of their right to run for 5 or 10 years.
In other words, it is difficult to run for the next presidential election, which will inevitably be a big blow to the Democratic Party or Chairman Lee Jae-myung.
You can also think of a case where the suspended sentence of imprisonment is confirmed.
In this case, the National Election Commission believes that the right to run for election will be deprived until the end of the probation period.
If Lee is acquitted in this trial, it could reduce judicial risks and lead to the Democratic Party rallying around Lee.
Legal experts observe that as the structure of the case is not complicated, the results are likely to be confirmed before the presidential election in March 2027.
So far, the Seoul Central District Court has informed you.
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