Prosecutors Seek 2-Year Prison Sentence for Ewhayeong Lee on Perjury Charges Over 'Salmon Alcohol Party' Testimony

Court to Deliver Final Verdict After Closing Arguments, Final Statement, and Jury Deliberation

Prosecutors have requested a sentence of two years in prison and a fine of 5 million won for Ewhayeong Lee, former Vice Governor for Peace of Gyeonggi Province, who was indicted for perjury after falsely testifying that a salmon alcohol party was held in a prosecutor's office.

Former Gyeonggi Province Deputy Governor for Peace Ewhayoung taking the witness oath. Photo by Yonhap News

On June 19, at the Suwon District Court Criminal Division 11 (Presiding Judge Song Byunghoon), prosecutors requested the court to impose this sentence on Lee, who was prosecuted for perjury, violation of the Political Funds Act, and abuse of authority. Prosecutors sought two years of imprisonment for the charges of perjury and abuse of authority, and a separate fine of 5 million won for the violation of the Political Funds Act.

The prosecutor explained, "We determined the sentencing recommendation by considering the fact that the defendant denies the charges, the relationship with a previously finalized case involving violation of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act, and the compound offense relationship with the latter case."

Lee was indicted in February last year for perjury after testifying as a witness at the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee's prosecutor impeachment hearing on October 2, 2024, claiming that there had been a salmon alcohol party intended to manipulate testimony in Room 1313 of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office. He also faces charges of violating the Political Funds Act for allegedly arranging for former Ssangbangwool Chairman Kim Sung-tae to make split donations to benefit President Lee Jaemyung during the Gyeonggi gubernatorial election and the Democratic Party's presidential primary, and abuse of authority for disregarding staff objections and pushing ahead with unauthorized inter-Korean support projects during his tenure as vice governor.

This trial was conducted as a citizen participation trial over a period of ten days from June 8 to June 19. Once the defense's closing argument and the defendant's final statement are completed this afternoon, the jury will deliberate, followed by the final verdict from the court.

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