Will it be confirmed before the 2027 presidential election?It's going to be fierce.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court emphasizes the principle of June 3rd...Lee Jae-myung's influence on the higher court?
First trial sentenced to 'one year in prison and two years of probation'...Over 2 years
More than 50 witnesses...A series of variables leading up to the resignation of the presiding judge
Appeals are also expected to take time when presenting additional evidence and witnesses.

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As Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, said he would appeal the results of the first trial of the violation of the Public Official Election Act, which was sentenced to prison, attention is now focused on the higher court.

The key is whether the results of the first trial, which will deprive the right to run for election, will remain the same until the Supreme Court's final ruling, and whether the timing will be earlier than the next presidential election.

Reporter Song Jae-in's report.

[Reporter]
In principle, the current Public Official Election Act stipulates that the trial of the election law case should be completed within six months, and the second and third trials should be completed within three months, respectively.

Although Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae recently emphasized the rule himself, it is not easy to say whether the 2nd and 3rd trials of the violation of the Lee Jae-myung Public Official Election Act of the Democratic Party of Korea will be completed in six months as recommended.

First of all, it took two years and two months for the first trial to conclude with one year in prison and two years of probation.

The prosecution's investigation records alone were more than 50 witnesses, and the National Assembly schedule and the resignation of the presiding judge were constantly variable.

In the case of an appeal trial, the procedure conducted in the first trial does not need to be repeated in the same manner unless there is any change in circumstances, but
As
said the representative would fight from the ground up, it will inevitably take time to review the facts if additional evidence or witnesses are presented.

[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party leader (Yesterday): You will be appealing. It's a conclusion that's hard to accept from the basic fact recognition.

However, even if the appeal trial continues for more than three months, the legal profession predicts that the Supreme Court will be able to make a ruling before the presidential election in March 2027, as the issue of the case is not relatively complicated.

If the result is the same as the first trial, Lee will not be able to run for the next presidential election.

On the contrary, even if the Supreme Court's judgment comes out before the presidential election, if it is destroyed and returned to the purpose of innocence as in the Gyeonggi governor, representative Lee's political life will also be revived, and the legal battle at the higher court is expected to be fiercer than ever.

I'm Song Jaein of YTN.

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