According to CCTV news, on November 29, local time, South Korean media quoted South Korean prosecutors as reporting that in response to the court of first instance’s recent verdict that Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea’s largest opposition Democratic Party, was not guilty

According to CCTV news, on November 29, local time, South Korean media quoted South Korean prosecutors as reporting that the court of first instance recently ruled that Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea's largest opposition Democratic Party, was not guilty of the "inciting perjury" case. The Korean prosecutor expressed dissatisfaction with the verdict of the first instance and formally filed an appeal.

On the 25th of this month, the first instance of Lee Jae-myung’s “abetment of perjury” case was pronounced at the Seoul Central District Court in South Korea, and Lee Jae-myung was found not guilty.

was prosecuted for “inciting perjury”

Lee Jae-myung was accused of asking relevant witnesses to testify in his favor during court trials between 2018 and 2019. South Korean prosecutors considered him suspected of “inciting perjury” and was indicted.

Lee Jae-myung is considered to be one of the most powerful figures in South Korea’s opposition camp to challenge the position of the next South Korean president. Therefore, the verdict of Lee Jae-myung's case will directly have a major impact on the pattern of South Korea's next presidential election. In 2022, Lee Jae-myung ran as a candidate for the then-ruling Democratic Party of Korea, but ultimately lost to Yoon Seok-yue, a candidate launched by the then-opposition National Power Party, due to a tiny 0.73% vote gap.(Headline reporter Tang Xin)

Editor Li Yilinzi