President Lee Says Noh Woong-rae's Political Life Was Stripped by Politically Motivated Prosecution

President Lee Jae-myung commented on the acquittal of former Democratic Party lawmaker Noh Woong-rae in his second-trial appeal over bribery and illegal political fund charges, stating, "I will surely build a country where innocent citizens are no longer victimized by the abuse of state power."

Following the court ruling yesterday (the 21st), President Lee wrote on social media, referring to former lawmaker Noh as "Senior Noh, who was indicted by a politically motivated prosecution and even stripped of his political life by his own party." He added, "Unless you are the person directly involved, how can you even begin to imagine how unfair it must have felt?"

In response, independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon, who served as Minister of Justice at the time, posted on social media, explaining, "The acquittal does not mean it was proven that former lawmaker Noh actually did not receive money." He added, "He was acquitted on the formal grounds of the exclusion of illegally obtained evidence."
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