Kim Young-sun, a former member of the National Assembly from the People Power Party (on the left), and Myung Tae-kyun. Yonhap News.
[Seoul Economy]
After President Yoon Seok-yeol’s detention was canceled, Myung Tae-kyun and former lawmaker Kim Young-sun also filed for cancellation of their detention in court, citing the disappearance of the reasons for their detention.
On the 13th, Myung’s lawyer Yeo Tae-hyung submitted a detention cancellation request to the Changwon District Court at around 11 a.m. Myung’s side argues that cancellation is necessary due to restrictions on Myung’s substantial right to defense, lack of risk of flight, and no concerns about evidence destruction.
They particularly emphasized that although the court issued an arrest warrant on November 15 last year citing concerns over evidence destruction, those reasons no longer exist.
Lawyer Yeo stated, “The reason for Myung’s detention was the so-called golden phone and concerns over evidence destruction,” adding, “However, since the forensic procedures have been completed, there’s no concern about evidence destruction.”
Regarding the argument that Myung’s side filed for detention cancellation following the court’s acceptance of President Yoon’s cancellation request, they explained that they had been preparing for this from before.
On the 11th, Kim Young-sun, the former member of the National Assembly, also submitted a detention cancellation request to the Changwon District Court. It is reported that this submission was influenced by the cancellation of President Yoon’s detention.
According to an SBS report, Kim’s representatives stated, “Although Kim had been hesitant about filing for detention cancellation, thinking the court wouldn’t accept it, the recent decision for President Yoon changed his mind and prompted the request.”
Previously, in August 2022, both Myung and former lawmaker Kim were detained and prosecuted on charges of exchanging 80.7 million KRW through Kim’s financial manager, Kang Hye-kyung, related to recommending Kim as a candidate for the parliamentary election in the Uichang district of Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do.