CIO demands 5-yr sentence for prosecutor in political meddling case

▲ Prosecutor Son Jun-sung arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on Nov. 27, 2023, to attend a hearing on his alleged political meddling case. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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CIO demands 5-yr sentence for prosecutor in political meddling case

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The anti-corruption investigation agency on Monday demanded a five-year prison sentence for a prosecutor accused of conspiring in 2020 with a then opposition lawmaker to file complaints against then ruling camp figures.

The demand was made by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) against prosecutor Son Jun-sung in a hearing at the Seoul Central District Court.

The CIO indicted Son, a former aide to then Prosecutor General Yoon Suk Yeol, on charges of secretly asking People Power Party (PPP) Rep. Kim Woong, just before the general elections in April 2020, to file complaints against three pro-government figures for their alleged involvement in negative news reports about Yoon's wife. Son is currently serving at the Daegu High Prosecutors Office.

The CIO requested a three-year term for Son on the charge of violating the election law and an additional two years in prison on other charges, including a leak of official secrets and a violation of the personal information protection law.

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