Court decides to select Lee Jae-myeong as public defender for second trial for ‘violation of election law’

by times news cr

Songdal is still… If a private attorney is appointed before service is made, the decision becomes invalid.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. 2024.12.23/News 1

The court decided to appoint Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, as a public defender in the second trial for violating the Public Official Election Act. However, if Representative Lee appoints a private attorney before the decision is delivered, there is a possibility that the decision will become ineffective.

According to the legal community, Criminal Division 6-2 of the Seoul High Court (Chief Judge Eun-jeong Choi, Ye-seul Lee, and Jae-oh Jeong) decided to select a public defender for Representative Lee on the 23rd and sent it to Representative Lee.

If the defendant does not appoint a private attorney, the court will select a defense attorney for the defendant at the state’s expense.

However, the court’s decision has not yet been delivered to Representative Lee. If Representative Lee appoints a private attorney before being served with the decision, there is a possibility that the decision will become ineffective.

Previously, on the 9th and 11th, the court sent representative Lee a notice of receipt of lawsuit records for election law violations, but it was not delivered. As Representative Lee did not appoint a lawyer, it was impossible to convey the information through a lawyer.

Accordingly, the court delivered a notice of receipt of lawsuit records to Representative Lee’s office at the National Assembly building on the 18th through special service. Special service is when documents are delivered directly by a court bailiff rather than a postal carrier.

In addition, the court sent a public defender selection notice to Representative Lee on the 17th. This means that if Representative Lee does not appoint a lawyer, a public defender selected by the court can proceed with the trial.

On the 15th of last month, Representative Lee was sentenced to one year in prison, including loss of his seat as a member of the National Assembly, and two years of probation in the first trial of the election law violation case.

(Seoul = News 1)

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