Pastor Kwang-hoon Jeon, president of the Korean Federation of Christian Societies, who was arrested for allegedly appealing for the support of a particular party at a Gwanghwamun rally, etc. (violation of the Public Election Act), denied the charges in the first trial.

The pastor's attorney spoke on the 9th at the first trial preparation day held at the Seoul Central District Court's 34th Criminal Agreement (Deputy Judge Hur Sun-ah). Thing. "

He said, "I have to judge the whole purpose and context, so I will submit a transcript of the whole remark."

The pastor also said, "The act is not active or planned, and the sequence of the acts after that is that the act of the defendant is not an election campaign." Insisted on purpose.

Regarding the charges of defamation, he insisted that "the part of the prosecutor's office is not a timely expression, but a statement of opinion."

Subsequently, the former minister appealed again to the court to allow him to be tried in a state of disability.

The lawyer said, "The evidence is extensive, but it is inappropriate to judge in a state of imprisonment."

In addition, he said, "There were a lot of problems in the investigation process, such as collecting evidence from the police."

The pastor did not appear in court on this day because the defendant was not obliged to attend the trial preparation date.

Pastor Moon Jae-in, head of the National People's Struggle Headquarters (Bum Tobe), said several times in the pre-election, with the intention of `` supporting the right-wing political parties, including the Freedom of the Korean Party in the 21st National Assembly election, '' at the Gwanghwamun Square rally before the general election. Charged with exercising.

Prosecutors also added accusations of defamation at the rally, saying that the pastor had ruined the honor of President Moon Jae-in by making statements such as 'the president was a spy' and 'the president tried to communist Korea'.