“Golden Turtle Suspicion” Lee Bae-yong Fails to Appear… Yoon Seok-yeol and Han Deok-soo Trial Broadcast

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, “The special prosecutor investigating Kim Gun-hee has notified former National Education Commissioner Lee Bae-yong to appear for questioning regarding the ‘Golden Turtle bribery’ allegations.”,
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, ‘However, it has been reported that she will not attend.’,
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, “Let’s connect with our reporter at the scene for more details.”,
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, ‘Reporter Bae Yoon-joo.’,
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, ‘[Reporter]’,
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, ‘Yes, I am in front of the Kim Gun-hee special prosecutor’s office in Gwanghwamun, Seoul.’,
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, ‘Today (13th), the special prosecutor summoned former National Education Commissioner Lee Bae-yong as a witness regarding the bribery allegations involving former President Yoon and his wife.’,
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, ‘However, she has indicated that she will not attend.’,
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, ‘Lee’s representation has conveyed through her lawyer that she cannot attend due to health reasons.’,
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, ‘The special prosecutor is expected to issue another summons soon.’,
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, ‘The special prosecutor suspects that Lee may have given a golden turtle to Kim Gun-hee as a bribe in exchange for her appointment as commissioner.’,
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, ‘In connection with the “Golden Turtle” allegations, the special prosecutor has also summoned Lee’s secretary, Mr. Park, and Mr. Jeong, who is the spouse of the chairman of the Maekyung Media Group and director of the Jeong Jin-gi Foundation, on the 17th.’,
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, ‘The special prosecutor believes Jeong acted as a link between Lee and Kim, and on the 29th of last month, they conducted a search and seizure of Jeong’s office and residence.’,
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, ‘Meanwhile, the bail hearings for Sambo Construction Chairman Lee Il-joon and former CEO Lee Eung-geun, who were indicted for stock manipulation charges, will be held at 11 AM at the Seoul Central District Court.’,
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, ‘They are accused of defrauding investors by pretending to pursue a reconstruction project in Ukraine in 2023, earning an illicit gain of 36.9 billion won.’,
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, ‘[Anchor]’,
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, ‘A trial involving former President Yoon Seok-yeol and former Prime Minister Han Deok-soo is happening today, right?’,
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, ‘Is the proceedings being broadcasted?’,
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, ‘[Reporter]’,
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, ‘Yes, trials for former President Yoon Seok-yeol and former Prime Minister Han Deok-soo are consecutively being held at the Seoul Central District Court.’,
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, ‘They face charges of leading and aiding an insurrection, respectively.’,
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, ‘Both trials have been authorized for public broadcast under the Special Prosecutor Act for insurrection.’,
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, ‘However, former President Yoon is expected not to attend.’,
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, ‘Former Prime Minister Han’s second trial for aiding insurrection and perjury is scheduled to be broadcasted from start to finish.’,
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, ‘Today’s trial will include a review of CCTV evidence from the presidential residence during the martial law period.’,
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, “The CCTV reportedly shows former Prime Minister Han taking documents related to martial law and a public statement.”,
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, ‘Former Unification Minister Kim Young-ho, former Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryeong, and other cabinet members from the Yoon administration will also testify.’,
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, ‘Previously, the special prosecutor’s office announced that they intended to publicly investigate the CCTV footage after following declassification procedures for military confidential materials. It remains to be seen if the actual footage will be broadcast.’,
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, ‘This has been Bae Yoon-joo from the Kim Gun-hee special prosecutor’s office, reporting for Yonhap News TV.’,
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, ‘[On-site Connection: Kim Bong-geun]’,
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, ‘#SpecialProsecutor #LeeBaeYong #GoldenTurtle #YoonSeokYeol #HanDeokSoo #TrialBroadcast’,
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