The People Power Party's special committee to prevent the cancellation of President Lee Jae-myung's trials urged on July 13 that "President Lee and the Democratic Party should stop attempts to cancel indictments and face the five ongoing trials with confidence."
During its second plenary meeting held at the National Assembly, the committee asserted, "The cancellation of the indictment in President Lee's case is clearly an attempt to eliminate a criminal trial that was under judicial review, rather than correcting procedural errors."
The committee presented two notable cases of indictment cancellation confirmed through academic research. In these instances, indictments were canceled either because the defendant received a presidential pardon or due to issues related to the principle of indictment document adherence, which prevents the inclusion or citation of content that could bias the court regarding the case.
Thus, the People Power Party argues that President Lee's case cannot be subject to indictment cancellation. In this context, committee member Joo Jin-woo stated, "President Lee should make a public promise to face trial according to the law, and he must remember that the more he schemes behind the scenes to cancel the trial, the more guilt he will accumulate."
Joo also expressed the opinion that additional investigations into prosecutor Park Sang-yong, who investigated President Lee, should be immediately halted. He claimed, "There is ongoing undue pressure simply because he investigated the powerful defendant Lee Jae-myung, and it appears that the fear of becoming guilty himself is driving the use of illegal means, disregarding law and principles."
During its second plenary meeting held at the National Assembly, the committee asserted, "The cancellation of the indictment in President Lee's case is clearly an attempt to eliminate a criminal trial that was under judicial review, rather than correcting procedural errors."
The committee presented two notable cases of indictment cancellation confirmed through academic research. In these instances, indictments were canceled either because the defendant received a presidential pardon or due to issues related to the principle of indictment document adherence, which prevents the inclusion or citation of content that could bias the court regarding the case.
Thus, the People Power Party argues that President Lee's case cannot be subject to indictment cancellation. In this context, committee member Joo Jin-woo stated, "President Lee should make a public promise to face trial according to the law, and he must remember that the more he schemes behind the scenes to cancel the trial, the more guilt he will accumulate."
Joo also expressed the opinion that additional investigations into prosecutor Park Sang-yong, who investigated President Lee, should be immediately halted. He claimed, "There is ongoing undue pressure simply because he investigated the powerful defendant Lee Jae-myung, and it appears that the fear of becoming guilty himself is driving the use of illegal means, disregarding law and principles."
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