Song Young-gil, former chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is considered the pinnacle of the suspicion of spreading money envelopes at the Democratic Party of Korea's national convention, pleaded not guilty even before the final hearingCEO
Song appeared at the final hearing of the money envelope case held at the Seoul Central District Court today (6th), saying that it was something he did not know and was not legally related.
Regarding the fact that former lawmaker Yoon Kwan-seok was recently sentenced to two years in prison by the Supreme Court for his involvement in the spread of money envelopes, he explained, "I feel sorry, but it is because former lawmaker Yoon did not fight for evidence of illegal collection."
It is illegal and ineffective for the prosecution to use the recorded file secured while investigating Lee Jung-geun's case as evidence of the trial.
He also emphasized that "we should never go out," referring to the prosecution's recent demand for another attendance of lawmakers suspected of receiving money envelopes.Former leader
Song is accused of intervening in the process of distributing money envelopes containing some 60 million won to lawmakers and others in the party in order to be elected as party leader at the 2021 Democratic Party of Korea National Convention.
In addition, there is a charge of receiving 760 million won in illegal political funds through the Peace and Living Problem Research Institute, a neighboring organization, and 40 million won of them was received as bribes.
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