The purpose of the "Lime Liquor Entertainment Prosecutor" is reversed and returned... "Possible to exceed KRW 1 million."

The Supreme Court overturns the original ruling that acquitted him of 'lime entertainment'

Criminal punishment exemption if the amount of money provided is less than 1 million won

1st and 2nd Trial "Not Over 1 Million Won Per Person"...an acquittal

The Supreme Court said, "The amount should be set in consideration of the time spent drinking."

[Anchor] The lower court ruling that acquitted the main culprit of the
Lime incident and the incumbent prosecutor who received alcohol from former Star Mobility Chairman Kim Bong-hyun was reversed and returned by the Supreme Court.

At that time, the hospitality fee was likely to exceed KRW 1 million per person subject to punishment, but the court below did not properly judge it.

Let's connect with the reporter and listen closely, reporter Kim Chul-hee!

[Reporter]
Yes, it's the Supreme Court.

[Anchor]
Please tell me the details of the Supreme Court's judgment.

[Reporter]
Yes, the Supreme Court today broke the court case that acquitted prosecutor Na, prosecutor-turned-lawyer Lee, and former chairman Kim on charges of violating the anti-graft law, and returned the case to the Seoul Southern District Court.

Under the current anti-graft law, if the amount of money provided does not exceed 1 million won, it is subject to a fine, not criminal punishment.

Earlier, the first and second trials acquitted the amount of entertainment, saying that the amount of entertainment did not exceed 1 million won per person, which is the standard for violating the anti-graft law.

However, the Supreme Court decided that the amount of entertainment should be set differently for each participant, considering the time they joined the drinking party and the time they stayed.

Accordingly, the Supreme Court explains that if the entertainment expenses received by the prosecutor are recalculated, there is a considerable possibility that it will exceed 1 million won.

In the end, the lower court misunderstood the law related to the anti-graft law and did not perform the necessary hearing, so it should be tried again as much as it affected the ruling.Former chairman Kim Bong-hyun, a key figure in the

Lime Incident', revealed through a prison letter in 2019 that he entertained former and current special prosecutors in the name of lobbying at an entertainment establishment in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul.

Afterwards, the prosecution handed over the prosecutor Nam, who was at the drinking party, to trial, saying he received more than 1 million won in entertainment.

Former chairman Kim and lawyer Lee were also indicted on charges of providing alcohol to three prosecutors, including prosecutor Na.

The prosecution judged that the three defendants, excluding the two prosecutors who left their seats first, spent about 1.14 million won per person on alcohol.

On the other hand, the defendant confronted that there were seven actual participants and that the price of alcohol per person was only 940,000 won, so it could not be punished.


1, At the time of the second trial, it was pointed out that even though he was entertained with alcohol, he was not able to punish him because he was short of 60,000 won for 1 million won.

Attention is focusing on what the result will be in the subsequent remand of destruction.

So far, in the Supreme Court, I'm Kim Chul-hee of YTN.