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Acting Justice Minister: “Lee Hwa-Young Not Under Parole Review… Never Received Inquiries”

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Acting Minister of Justice Lee Jin-soo dismissed the possibility of parole for former Vice Governor Lee Hwa-young during the parliamentary audit of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee. Citing the failure to meet sentence requirements and the ongoing trials of accomplices, he also categorically denied allegations of lobbying by the ruling party. Furthermore, he emphasized the independence of the Committee for the Future of…

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Vice Minister of Justice Lee Jin-soo, who is serving as Acting Minister of Justice, responded to a question regarding the parole of former Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor for Peace Lee Hwa-young, who is currently incarcerated, stating, “He is not subject to review because he does not meet the legal requirements.” This statement was made during the parliamentary audit of the Ministry of Justice and other agencies held by the National Assembly’s L…

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Acting Minister of Justice Lee Jin-soo dismissed the possibility of parole for former Vice Governor Lee Hwa-young during the parliamentary audit of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee. Citing the failure to meet sentence requirements and the ongoing trials of accomplices, he also categorically denied allegations of lobbying by the ruling party. Furthermore, he emphasized the independence of the Committee for the Future of…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Park Soo-yoon and Jo Da-woon = On the 8th, the People Power Party [regarding] President Lee Jae-myung and former Gyeonggi Governor Lee Hwa-young, whose 7-year and 8-month prison sentence for the Ssangbangwool North Korea remittance case was finalized...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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It was revealed on the 8th that Lee Hwa-young, the former Vice Governor of Gyeonggi Province who was convicted in the "Sangbangul Illegal Remittance Case Against North Korea" and sought parole from President Lee Jae-myung, had an average of one visit to an outside party per day. According to documents submitted by the Ministry of Justice to People Power Party lawmaker Joo Jin-woo, former Vice Governor Lee had a total of 454 visits to an outside …

Although the legal team of former Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor for Peace Lee Hwa-young has recently been publicly requesting parole from the Blue House, it has been confirmed that, even if the Blue House demonstrates a willingness, the current stage is not one where parole procedures can be initiated immediately. On the 8th, during the parliamentary audit of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, Acting Minister of Justice Lee Jin-soo resp…

Acting Minister of Justice Lee Jin-soo stated on the 8th that Lee Hwa-young, former Vice Governor for Peace of Gyeonggi Province who is serving a prison sentence for the Ssangbangwool remittance to North Korea case, is "not subject to review for parole."

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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