South Korean court considers forced summons of Lee Jae-myung due to lateness and failure to appear in court

Lee Jae-myung, the representative of South Korea's largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, is on trial for allegedly receiving preferential treatment related to the Daejo-dong development. However, the court continued to be late or fail to appear.
It has been learned that the court is considering the possibility of compulsory summons. On the 19th, Lee was found to have violated the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Certain Crimes, which will be held at the 33rd Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court.
He did not appear in court regarding suspicions such as (bribery). On this day, Yoo Dong-gyu, former Planning Head of the Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, who was scheduled to interrogate witnesses, said, ``I will not testify without Representative Lee.''
, the trial was adjourned. On the morning of the same day, Mr. Lee visited the central market in Chuncheon City, Gangwon Province for election campaigning. At the same trial held on the 12th of this month, Mr. Lee appeared at the trial scheduled for 10:30 am.
I didn't mind. Therefore, the trial was suspended in the morning and resumed in the afternoon. The court expressed displeasure with Lee's actions, saying, ``I have heard that the National Assembly will not be held during the election period.It is unavoidable.''
``If the defendant Lee repeatedly fails to appear, we will definitely consider issuing a subpoena,'' he said.
A warrant is a warrant issued when a defendant fails to appear in court without a justifiable reason. The accused, who was issued a warrant, fled.
They will be released within 24 hours unless there is a threat of death. This differs from a detention warrant, which detains a person for two months in order to have them appear at a designated location, and which can be extended only twice at each level.
The prosecution and Mr. Lee's side are at odds over the issue of appearance, with the prosecution stating, ``The defendant has not intentionally appeared in court due to his political activities.He has repeatedly failed to appear without permission for personal reasons.''
If this is the case, we need to take coercive measures to force him to appear in court,'' he said, emphasizing that ``Defendant Lee is no exception.'' On the other hand, Mr. Lee's side needs to postpone the trial date, taking into account the special nature of the general election.
he claimed. They also argued that as a politician, Lee is not given preferential treatment, but rather is being disadvantaged. Mr. Lee's lawyer said, ``Although he is a candidate running in the general election, as the representative of the main opposition party,
"This is not a personal issue for Lee Jae-myung," he said, adding, "Defendant Lee Jae-myung is currently having three trials going on at the same time. He is busy with the election schedule alone, but in order to deal with these three trials, he is having to deal with three trials at the same time.
"They are being put at a disadvantage."