Korean prosecutors' decision to abandon the appeal in the Daesung-dong development case involving President Lee Jae-yong has sparked controversy!
The investigators and trial group prosecutors of the Daesung-dong development case did not file an appeal against the first-instance verdict before the deadline for appeal, but immediately issued a statement through the media at 3:22 AM on August 8, accusing the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office of preventing prosecutors from submitting the appeal documents.
"The investigative team prosecutors believe that the first-instance verdict not only has legal controversies, but also requires further review by higher authorities on some factual errors and improper sentencing. Therefore, they followed internal decision-making procedures such as reporting the planned appeal to the Central District Prosecutors' Office and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and awaited the completion of the procedures before submitting the appeal documents."
"However, after all internal decision-making procedures were completed, around the afternoon of July 7th, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Central District Prosecutors' Office suddenly instructed the investigative team to suspend the submission of the appeal documents for unknown reasons. There was no explanation or formal written instructions, so the prosecutors could only wait. Then, just before midnight, they issued an unreasonable and unprecedented instruction to prohibit the appeal!"
"The investigative team believed until the last moment that the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Central District Prosecutors' Office would make appropriate responses and fulfill internal procedures, and waited. However, ultimately, the headquarters issued improper instructions and commands, preventing the investigative team prosecutors from submitting the appeal documents."
The Daesung-dong development case is closely related to the Daesung-dong-related case involving South Korean President Lee Jae-yong. Therefore, the prosecution's exceptional decision to abandon the appeal will become a focal topic in South Korean politics.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1848176821597184/
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