[Breaking] Court Dismisses Warrant for Businessman in Baekhyeon-dong Related Solicitation and Lee Jae-myung Trial Perjury Charges

The prosecution's request for an arrest warrant for Kim, a broker involved in the Baekhyeon-dong project, on charges of bribery under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes and perjury in the trial concerning Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, for violating the Public Official Election Act, was dismissed by the court on the 27th.

Yoon Jae-nam, the chief judge in charge of the warrant review at the Seoul Central District Court, stated the reason for dismissal: "Considering the need to guarantee the suspect's right to defense, the fact that objective evidence seems to have been secured to some extent through searches and seizures, and that the actual residence has been identified, at this stage, the reasons and necessity for detention are somewhat insufficient."