The arrest warrant of a professor at Seoul National University's Veterinary Medical School, Lee Byung-chun (55), charged with suspicion of a son and nephew, was rejected.

Deputy Judge Kim Dong-hyun of the Seoul Central District Court, on the 28th, interrogated Lee's arrest before arrest (priority review). It is difficult to conclude that there is a fear of the destruction of evidence,” he said.

On the 24th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Detective Division 7 (Phil Pil-yeon, Byeon Pil-geon) filed for a arrest warrant for Lee's arrest on charges such as ▲ hijacking public affairs, obstructing business, fraud ▲ and violating animal protection laws.

Professor Lee is accused of interfering with a high school student's son in 2012 as a thesis co-author and using it for transfer to Kangwon National University.

There is also a charge of purchasing an experimental dog for research expenses, improperly managing accounting, and using a retired quarantine detection dog, the beagle clone dog'Mei', for experimentation and abuse.

Seoul National University Industry-University Cooperation Group conducted a self-audit in August-December last year, and was directly denied the reason for the professor's suspicion of disproportionate research expenses, and referred it to the disciplinary committee.

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