Deputy Chief Prosecutor Lee: Decision on dropping the charges in the President Lee case will be made after reviewing the results of the fact-finding investigation

Lee Jeonghyeon, the newly appointed Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, said on the 23rd that the results of the Ministry of Justice's factfinding team should be examined first regarding the issue of withdrawing the indictment in cases related to President Lee Jaemyung. At the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seochogu, Seoul, Lee told reporters on his way to work that, as a factfinding investigation including the Ssangbangwool North Korea remittance case is currently under way, it can be reviewed after the results are out. Regarding his apology at the National Assembly hearing in April over the prosecution's investigative methods, he explained that it was a principled response. Lee will serve as acting Prosecutor General and lead preparations for the launch of the Prosecution Service. The Ministry of Justice described this personnel appointment as a measure to fill the gap ahead of the launch of the Prosecution Service, but within the prosecution service, various interpretations emerged over the background to appointing someone with a history of serious disciplinary action.