Deputy Prosecutor Jeong Jin-woong, Gwangju District Prosecutor’s Office, who was handed over to the trial for assaulting prosecutor Han Dong-hoon himself, denied the charges, saying that at the first trial, a prosecutor was arrested by acting suspected of destroying evidence.
First trial for self-assault
Jeong Jin-woong came out of court “It was close, but I lost my focus”
Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon (left) and Deputy Prosecutor Jeong Jin-woong. yunhap news
The 22nd Department of Criminal Justice of the Seoul Central District Court (President Judge Yang Cheol-han) held the first trial date for Deputy Prosecutor Chung, who was convicted of violating the Act on aggravated punishment for certain crimes (self-directed assault) at 11 am on the 20th. Deputy Prosecutor Chung first appeared in court as a defendant. He was absent during the trial preparation days held in November and December of last year.
Deputy Prosecutor Chung directly denied the allegations in court on that day. He said, “The contents of the prosecution are as if I was deliberately pressed on the body, but it was never an act to assault a prosecutor. It is true that the body was tight, but it was only lost in the process of securing a mobile phone.” Said. He continued, “Because this case was not done intentionally of abuse of authority, a crime cannot be established.”
檢 “Han Dong-hoon complained of pain, but keep pressing”
During the investigation into the investigation of the’Channel A reporter’s suspicion of attempted attempt to force a reporter’ while serving as the head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office, he assaulted a prosecutor in the process of seizure and search for a mobile phone sim chip of a prosecutor, and went on trial on charges of assault on his own, inflicting three weeks injuries. Handed over. Self-directed assault means that an investigative agency abuses its authority to arrest a person or commit a harsh act such as assault.
At the trial, the prosecution and Deputy General Prosecutor Chung held a battle over whether or not they were assaulted. The prosecution said, “Deputy Prosecutor Jeong entered the office of the Legal Affairs Training Institute (where a prosecutor is working) at around 11 am on July 29, last year, with the mother-in-law of the investigation team.” “Prosecutor Jang presented a warrant for seizure and search, and a prosecutor read (warrant). In the meantime, I asked for the right to participate as a lawyer and asked for a phone call.”
“After getting permission to use the mobile phone, a prosecutor picks up the mobile phone on the table and presses the password to unlock it, and the accused suddenly says,’You must not do this,’ and walks up to the prosecutor opposite to the prosecutor, grabs his arm and shoulder, I got on and pressed it.”
“Even though a prosecutor complained of pain and complained of pain, he pushed him down under the sofa with his body, and then grabbed his arm and shoulder with his hand and pressed the face of a prosecutor.” “As a prosecutor executing a seizure and search warrant, He added that he inflicted injuries such as a neck sprain.”
Jeong Jin-woong’s “The claim that he fled himself, it’s not true”
On the other hand, Deputy General Prosecutor Chung denied the fact of the assault. The lawyer refuted, “Prosecutor Chung said,’You shouldn’t do this,’ to a prosecutor who is acting suspected of destroying evidence, but he tried to secure it by refusing to submit mobile phones.” “The defendant’s act is a legitimate job performance corresponding to a warrant for seizure and search,” he said. “A prosecutor insisted that the defendant blew himself and attacked him, and thankfully this is different from the substantive truth.”
The court decided to conduct a newspaper by calling witnesses at the scene as witnesses. The next trial date was set for March 10th. Initially, the court was scheduled to continue next month, but decided in this way when Deputy Prosecutor Chung’s lawyer requested a postponement for another trial.
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