Kim Ho-joong, who has no remorse, resigns as a former prosecutor a week before the hit-and-run trial
Jul 04, 2024
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Lawyer Cho Nam-gwan, who was defending Kim Ho-joong, resigned on the 3rd.
Lawyer Cho has been a lawyer since Kim Ho-joong was investigated by the police in May, but it was reported that he resigned before the trial began as he agreed to defend only until the prosecution's investigation stage.
As a result, Kim Ho-joong will prepare for the trial with a total of five lawyers, including lawyer Jeon Sang-gui, lawyer Cho Wan-woo, a law professor at Kookmin University, lawyer Lee Ho-seon, a former prosecutor, and lawyer Choo Hyung-woon. However, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, which is currently in charge of the Kim Ho-joong case, has served as the director of the prosecution bureau at the Ministry of Justice, deputy prosecutor at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and acting prosecutor general? 堊?Attorney Cho, who even worked with the chief prosecutor at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, resigned a week before the first trial, drawing attention to whether it will affect future trials.
On the 18th of last month, Kim Ho-joong was arrested and indicted on charges of violating the Special Price Act (Dangerous Driving, Escape), violating the Road Traffic Act (Following the Accident), and a criminal evacuation teacher. However, Kim Ho-joong fled immediately after the accident The charges of violating the Road Traffic Act (Drinking Driving) were not applied because it was impossible to measure blood alcohol levels after 17 hours.
Lee Kwang-deuk, CEO of Thinking Entertainment, and Jeon were arrested and charged with evidence destruction and criminal escape, while Jang was indicted without detention on charges of drunk driving and criminal escape.
Jeon appealed for leniency by submitting a letter of apology, but Kim Ho-joong has not submitted a letter of apology.
In a related development, lawyer Heo Ju-yeon said in Channel A's News Top 10 that `Kim Ho-joong's lawyers are mostly partners or representative lawyers and have a very colorful history, so it is not unreasonable to describe him as a luxurious lawyer.' In other words, since he has a clear will to argue over the allegations, he made more efforts to appoint a lawyer than to submit a letter of apology.
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