SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — South Korea's main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was cleared on Monday of charges that he forced a witness to commit perjury, the Seoul Central District Court said, in the latest of a series of legal cases that could threaten his political future.
Lee thanked the court after the ruling, for "bringing back truth and justice," as his supporters cheered.
He had been accused of ordering a witness in a 2019 trial related to an …

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South Korean opposition leader cleared of forcing witness to commit perjury

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South Korea's main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was cleared on Monday (Nov 25) of charges that he forced a witness to commit perjury, the Seoul Central District Court said, in the latest of a series of legal cases that could threaten his political future. Lee thanked the court for "bringing back truth a

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SEOUL - South Korea's main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was cleared  on Monday of charges that he forced a witness to commit perjury, the Seoul Central District Court said, in the latest of a series of legal cases that could threaten his political future.

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United States

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is set to face a sentencing hearing this week for allegedly suborning perjury, legal sources said Sunday, 10 days after he got a suspended prison term for election violations.

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Dongwha Enterprise

South Korea

Opposition leader faces sentencing hearing over allegedly suborning perjury this week

Furthermore, while Lee Jae-myung, the representative of the Democratic Party, is once again on the judicial risk test, he is at the crossroads of a dramatic career or “political life” due to the results of the first trial sentence. In this situation, the Democratic Party is classified as “New 3 Kim”

더불어민주당 이재명 대표가 또다시 사법리스크 시험대에 오르는 가운데, 1심 선고 결과에 따라 극적인 기사회생 또는 ‘정치적 생명’을 다하는 두 갈림길에 서게 됐다. 이 상황에서 민주당 ‘신(新) 3김’으로 분류되는

‘또 사법리스크 시험대’ 이재명…‘위증교사 1심 형량’ 여야 정치권 ‘빅뱅’ 서막

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'Another Judicial Risk Test' Lee Jae-myung... 'First Trial Sentence for a Perjury Teacher' Is the Beginning of a 'Big Bang' in the Political Sphere

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is set to face a sentencing hearing this week for allegedly suborning perjury, legal sources said Sunday, 10 days after he got a suspended prison term for election violations. The Seoul Central District Court is set to deliver a verdict Monday on Lee's charges of suborning a secretary of a former Seongnam mayor to make false court testimony in his favor in a 2018 election law violation case involving him, accordin…

The Korea Herald

Seoul

South Korea's main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was cleared on Monday of charges that he forced a witness to commit perjury, the Seoul Central District Court said, in the latest of a series of legal cases that could threaten his political future.

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The court found Kim Jin-seong guilty of perjury... There is no direct evidence of Lee's involvement. Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, was found not guilty in the first trial of the perjury instigation case on the 25th. It has been 1 year and 1 month since he was indicted without detention in October 2023. Earlier, on the 15th, Lee was found not guilty in the first trial of the perjury instigation case.

재판부 김진성씨 위증... 李대표가 개입한 직접 증거 없어 이재명 위증교사 1심 무죄 이재명 더불어민주당 대표가 25일 위증 교사 사건 1심 선고 공판에서 무죄를 선고받았다. 2023년 10월 불구속 기소된 지 1년 1개월 만이다. 앞서 이 대표는 지난 15일 공직선거

재판부 “김진성씨 위증... 李대표가 개입한 직접 증거 없어”

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The court said, “Mr. Kim Jin-seong’s perjury... no direct evidence of Representative Lee’s involvement.”

Opposition leader at rallyLee Jae-myung, chair of the main opposition Democratic Party, holds up a placard during a mass rally in central Seoul on Nov. 23, 2024, demanding an independent counsel inves ...

South Korean opposition leader cleared of forcing witness to commit perjury

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