The Supreme Court's full bench will hold its first hearing on September 29 regarding the cases involving Kim Geon-hee, former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, and former Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min. Given the significant social implications and complex legal issues, there is considerable interest in the court's final judicial determination.
According to legal sources on September 22, the Supreme Court will convene on the 29th to address the cases concerning Kim Geon-hee's alleged violations of the Capital Markets Act and the Political Fund Act, as well as the insurrection-related charges against Han and Lee.
The central issue in Kim's case is whether the provision of free polling data by Myungtaekyun constitutes an illegal donation under the Political Fund Act. Discrepancies in the judgments of lower courts regarding Kim and former President Yoon Suk-yeol have prompted a legal review.
Kim was acquitted of the charges related to receiving free polling data in the first and second trials. However, the first trial court in Yoon's case recognized a conspiracy between the two, sentencing Yoon to two years in prison.
In addition to these charges, Kim has been found guilty of involvement in stock price manipulation related to Deutsche Motors and accepting bribes, resulting in a sentence of four years in prison and a fine of 50 million won in the second trial.
In the cases against Han and Lee related to the December 3 Martial Law Incident, the focus will be on the nature and scope of the charges of insurrection-related duties.
Han was sentenced to 15 years in prison in the second trial for attempting to disguise the procedural legitimacy of the martial law declaration, while Lee received a nine-year sentence for his role in executing orders to block key institutions during the martial law period.
On September 5, the Supreme Court stated, "The cases against Han and Lee are of great public interest, historically necessitating judicial evaluation, and the defendants are in a conspiratorial relationship, warranting joint hearings."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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