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Park Jung-hoon "No order to hold the transfer...I just discussed it".

[Anchor]
Military prosecutors have demanded a three-year prison term for Park Jung-hoon, the former head of the Marine Corps investigation team, who was indicted on charges of mutiny for violating the order of the Marine Corps commander to suspend the transfer of Chae's investigation records to civilian police.

The sentence of the first trial is scheduled to take place in January next year, and Park, the former head of the investigation, has repeatedly pleaded not guilty at today's hearing, saying there was no clear order from the commander to hold the transfer.

I'm connecting you with a reporter from the Ministry of National Defense. Reporter Kim Moon-kyung!Please tell us more about the prosecution's request for

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[Reporter]
Yes. In a final hearing on Park Jung-hoon, former head of the Marine Corps Investigation Team, held at the Central Military Court in Seoul today, the military prosecution demanded a three-year prison term for Park.

At today's hearing, fierce court battles continued between the military prosecution and the former head of the investigation Park, and the first trial has entered its final stage as the prosecution demanded a three-year prison term.In October last year, the former head of the investigation team

Park was indicted without detention on charges of defamation of his boss and defamation of the Marine Corps commander's order to hold a transfer to the investigation records of Chae's case.

Military prosecutors seem to have mostly applied Article 44 of the Military Criminal Code, which stipulates that anyone who defies or fails to obey their superiors' legitimate orders will be sentenced to up to three years in prison, except in situations such as war or martial law.

However, Park Jung-hoon, the former head of the investigation team, repeatedly pleaded not guilty at today's hearing, saying that there was no clear order from the Marine Corps commander to hold the transfer, and that there was only discussion on how to deal with it.

At the same time, he refuted that he thought it was a false charge and prosecution resulting from the prosecution's arbitrary judgment.

As the final trial was completed today and the military prosecution's sentence was made, the military court said it would proceed with the first trial on January 9 next year.

Starting with the first trial in December last year, the Central District Military Court has conducted a total of 10 hearings so far today, with former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, Marine Corps, and Presidential Office officials present as witnesses.

As it has been a case that has received great public attention for the past year or so, the key is whether the charges of protest are admitted in the first trial, and depending on the outcome of the trial, the Ministry of National Defense, the Marine Corps and the political community are expected to have a big impact.

I'm Kim Moon-kyung of YTN from the Ministry of National Defense.