Former Prosecutor Lee Kyu-won Files Constitutional Complaint Against Sentence Suspension in 'Kim Hak-ui False Report' Case

Lee Kyu-won, a former deputy chief prosecutor at the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office, has filed a constitutional complaint challenging a Supreme Court ruling that upheld a suspended sentence for his role in drafting a false report during the investigation into the 'villa sex bribery allegations' involving former Vice Minister of Justice Kim Hak-ui.
On July 7, Lee filed the constitutional complaint with the Constitutional Court, requesting the cancellation of the final judgment that upheld his suspended sentence for charges including the creation of false official documents.
Lee was indicted on charges of falsely drafting interview reports involving construction businessman Yoon Joong-cheon, a key figure in the sex bribery allegations, and former Blue House official Park Gwan-cheon, while working for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's Past Affairs Investigation Committee between 2018 and 2019. He was also accused of leaking the reports to specific media outlets to ensure they were published.
With some of the charges recognized as guilty, the Supreme Court finalized the original verdict on June 11, which suspended a fine of 2 million won.
A suspended sentence is a disposition where guilt is acknowledged but the sentencing is deferred for cases involving minor circumstances; if no further issues arise during a set period (two years), the punishment is effectively waived.
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