[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!
[Reporter]
Yes, it's the Seoul Central District Court.
[Anchor]
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.
##Question 2.
[Anchor]
Tomorrow, a conservative group rally with representative Lee's supporters is also scheduled near the court.
The court also prepared a plan to maintain order, didn't it?
[Reporter]
Tomorrow, about 5,000 people applied for a rally supporting representative Lee and about 1,000 conservative groups.
During Lee's election law trial on the 15th, a man was arrested for throwing shoes at Lee.
In case of possible safety accidents, the court has prepared a plan to maintain order again this time.
For now, the court will control ordinary vehicles except essential business vehicles from entering the Seoul Court Complex.
In addition, we have deployed additional security management personnel and prepared contingency plans for emergencies.
Representative Lee's trial will be moved to a medium court with about 100 seats, which is larger than the small court where the trial was previously held.
Only those with audience rights can enter the court, and security checks will be strengthened.
[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."
Let's listen to the recording at that time.
[Lee Jae-myung / Governor of Gyeonggi Province at the time (last December 2018): It would be helpful if you could tell me that this was an incident with a very political background. As it is. (It's been so long that even memories...).)]
[Anchor]
CEO Lee is fighting for innocence.
What are the legal issues in this case?
[Reporter]
First of all, the important issue is whether CEO Lee 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.
Whether it affected the trial is also an important issue.
The court is demanding that perjury be punished more heavily if it affects the outcome of the trial.
The prosecution believes that Kim's false testimony served as an important basis for Lee's subsequent removal of related charges.
On the other hand, the representative Lee refutes that Kim did not give any of the statements he wanted, and that the testimony was not considered a trial issue, so the results were not affected.
[Anchor]
Then, what is Kim Jin-sung's position on charges of perjury after receiving Lee's request for representative?
[Reporter]
Kim admits to the charges, saying he felt pressured by the request of the incumbent governor of Gyeonggi-do Province and perjured.
Kim's side appealed for leniency at the final hearing, saying they admitted and reflected on the crime.
The legal community predicts that it will not be easy for CEO Lee to avoid punishment at a time when an accomplice admits the charges, but of course, the possibility of CEO Lee Jae-myung being acquitted is open.
[Anchor]
As you said, CEO Lee may be acquitted, but if he is guilty, what is the level of punishment for perjury teacher crime?
[Reporter]
Perjury is a so-called "crime that deceives the court" and is punished somewhat strictly.
According to the Supreme Court's sentencing standards, perjury and perjury teacher crimes are recommended to be punished with prison terms ranging from six months to one and a half years in basic prison, and up to three years in case of aggravation.
Among them, it is the discretion of the court to decide whether to sentence a prison sentence or suspend execution or fine.
At the time of the final hearing, the prosecution presented various data to CEO Lee, saying he needed to be sentenced to "real punishment."
According to a total survey of perjury teacher offenders over the past six years, 35% of prison sentences, 58% of probation, and only 6% of fines.
[Anchor]
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, but if representative Lee is confirmed to be more than imprisoned 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.
[Anchor]
In the end, it's important how the trial results are confirmed.
When will this case be confirmed?
[Reporter]
The first sentence of the perjury teacher comes about a year after the indictment.
Usually, the 2nd and 3rd trials take less time than the 1st trial.
In addition, since the structure of this incident is relatively simple, it is highly likely that the results will be confirmed before the next presidential election in March 2027.
So far, the Seoul Central District Court has informed you.
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