Trial of former Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung on the Public Offices Election Act to conclude on September 6th... Verdict to be announced around October (South Korea)

The trial of Lee Jae-myung, former head of the Democratic Party of Korea, who was indicted on charges of making false statements during the 20th presidential election, will end in September of this year.
This is the first time that the first trial has concluded in cases where Lee has been indicted.
The 34th Division of the Case Council announced on the 28th that it would "conclude arguments on September 6th of this year." The court will carry out documentary evidence investigation on the 12th of next month, and then directly question Lee on August 23rd.
The prosecution's request for prosecution and final statements are scheduled to follow at the closing hearing on September 6. Considering that it usually takes about a month from the closing to the sentencing, the sentencing hearing may be held around October.
In an interview broadcast on December 22, 2021, when he was a presidential candidate in the Democratic Party of Japan, former Chairman Lee said about the late Kim Moon-gi, the first director of development at the Seongnam Urban Development Corporation,
He is accused of publishing false facts, saying, "I didn't know about it when I was the mayor of Seongnam." Furthermore, during the Gyeonggi Province National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee's audit of the National Assembly on October 20, 2021,
He denied the allegations that he had given preferential treatment to the Korea Food Research Institute's site in Baekhyun-dong, saying, "The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport instructed us to change the zoning zone to four levels, and if we do not comply with this, it will be considered dereliction of duty."
They are also accused of publishing false information to the effect that "we were forced to make the change because we received threats that they would take issue with the content."