Lee Jae-myung's 'Trial on Remittance to North Korea' suspended...Proceedings of Application for Exemption of Judges

Lee Jae-myung, the representative of the Democratic Party of Korea, filed a request for a judge's challenge in connection with the trial of the Ssangbangwool remittance case was accepted by the court, and the trial was suspended before the first trial.

The Suwon District Court said today (17th) that representative Lee's trial will be suspended, saying it will proceed with the process of applying for a judge's challenge at the 4th trial preparation date.

The court explained that if the purpose of the trial delay is clear, the judge can reject the appeal, but this is not the case based on an internal review.

Accordingly, CEO Lee's application for a judge's challenge will be decided by receiving dividends from a court other than the Criminal Department 11.

Representative Lee explained that the current court filed for challenge because it was difficult to expect a fair trial, such as being involved in the whole trial, because it heard and ruled the first trial of Lee Hwa-young's alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act with the same facts.

In response, the prosecution countered that the application was an abuse of the right to apply for challenge, as it was a preferential demand to choose the court, and pointed out that the trial would remain idle for more than two months.