Kim Ho-joong set up a new defense team, today's first trial..Excluding alcohol charges
Jul 10, 2024
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Judge Choi Min-hye of the Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Chamber 26 will hold the first trial of Kim Ho-joong, who was indicted on charges of violating the law on aggravated punishment for certain crimes (hazardous driving injuries). Lee Kwang-deuk, head of the agency, Jeon, and manager Jang, who are suspected of trying to cover up Kim Ho-joong's hit-and-run fact, will also be tried together.
On this day, Kim Ho-joong and CEO Lee, who are in prison, are expected to appear in court on the official trial date, which obliges the defendant to attend.
Earlier, Kim Ho-joong's lawyer filed an application with the court to change the trial date, but the court did not accept it.
Cho Nam-gwan, a former acting prosecutor general who drew attention for his case, and three lawyers, Dae-hwan, a law firm that was originally appointed, have resigned.
As a result, Kim Ho-joong will take his first trial by appointing a new legion of ultra-luxury lawyers, including Jeon Sang-gui, Cho Wan-woo, and Dong-in, a law firm specialized in the automobile field. Dongin, a law firm, is a large law firm specializing in criminal cases that includes a large number of senior judges and prosecutors, and was in charge of the case when Kim Ho-joong's fandom filed a complaint against the haters in 2020.
Meanwhile, Kim Ho-joong is accused of drinking at around 11:40 p.m. on May 9, driving a vehicle on the road in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and running away without any action after colliding with an oncoming taxi.
Later, it was revealed that he tried to cover up the drunk driving by changing the driver and damaging the vehicle's black box memory card, and Kim Ho-joong was arrested along with the head of the agency and the head of the division.
However, Kim Ho-joong's charge of drunk driving was ruled out at the prosecution stage. In response, a prosecution official said "As Kim Ho-joong drank several times at a time interval, the police could not confirm the drinking level only by the way they calculated reversely."," he was quoted as saying.
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