Prosecutor Park Sang-yong, deputy head of the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office, who faced allegations of holding a so-called "salmon alcohol party" to coerce the testimony of former Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Lee Hwa-young during the investigation into the 'Ssangbangwool North Korea Remittance Case', stated, "The claim about the salmon alcohol party, which shook the nation for 2 years and 3 units months, has been concluded as false," and added, "I am deeply grateful to the jurors for wisely judging the truth despite the trial's structural difficulties in fairly revealing the facts." Prosecutor Park also announced, "We will take legal action against the Ministry of Justice and the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office for intentionally spreading false information."
On the 20th, the Suwon District Court Criminal Division 11 (Judge Song Byung-hoon), which conducted a citizen-participatory trial, sentenced former Vice Governor Lee to 4 units months in prison for perjury under the National Assembly Testimony Act. The court ruled, "The testimonies of those present in Room 1313 of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office were consistent, but former Vice Governor Lee's statements kept changing, lacking credibility." Four out of seven jurors also determined, "There is no evidence that former Vice Governor Lee received alcohol at the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office on May 17, 2023."
In a phone call with this newspaper, Prosecutor Park stated, "Despite the Ministry of Justice's...
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