today's trial

◇ Former BNK executive's second trial of embezzlement worth 300 billion won
The first hearing of Lee, former head of investment finance at BNK Kyungnam Bank, who embezzled 300 billion won worth of company money during the

real estate PF loan process, will be held at 3:30 p.m. today (2nd).

Lee was sentenced to 35 years in prison and 15.9 billion won in additional fines in the first trial for stealing hundreds of billions of won in loans and principal repayment funds while in charge of PF loans for 14 years.

During the initial financial authorities investigation, it was caught as embezzlement worth 50 billion won, but during the prosecution investigation, the amount of embezzlement was found to be more than 300 billion won.

◇Dark Web's drug distribution group was sentenced to the first trial today
Vendors and suppliers of domestic drug shopping sites with more than 4,000 members of
will be sentenced to the first trial at 2 p.m. today.

Lee and others were put on trial for distributing drugs worth 860 million won, including marijuana and cocaine, on a "dark web" site that is difficult to track IP.

◇ Song Young-gil, the 'Democratic Party of Korea's highest money bag', today's trial date

At 10 a.m. today, Song Young-gil, the leader of the Pine Tree Party, will appear at the trial on charges of violating the Party Law and the Political Fund Law.Representative

Song is on trial for handing over money envelopes to fellow lawmakers and accepting more than 760 million won in illegal political funds through an outside organization prior to the 2021 Democratic National Convention.

◇ Former Ambassador to Mongolia 'Order for Unfair Visa Issuance' Starts Appeals

At 3 p.m., the appeals trial of former Ambassador to Mongolia Jeong Jae-nam, who was fined in the first trial for giving unfair instructions to embassy staff, begins.

Former Ambassador Chung was fined 6 million won in the first trial for forcing him to issue a Mongolian visa that was denied at the request of a local clothing company.