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Former lawmaker Son Hye-won argued that the document for urban regeneration projects that had been handed over from Mokpo city to date was known to everyone, but the court decided that security data containing sensitive development information was correct.

It is also the decisive background of the sentence today (12th) for former lawmaker Son Hye-won, and reporter Lee Han-seok will point out the grounds of the court's judgment and the issue of the upcoming appeal trial.

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Former Congressman Son Hye-won received documents from Mokpo City twice in May and September 2017.

This is an urban regeneration project plan document prepared by Mokpo City.

The prosecution saw it as security data as it contained sensitive information, and judged it as conclusive evidence to prosecute Senator Son.

[Kim Yong Il / Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office Detective 6 Director (June 2019): Because in the development area information, of course, saw it as officially secret (hand lawmakers) have obtained the data itself]

hands before lawmakers not a secure data throughout the trial, I confronted it.

However, the court raised the prosecution's hand. Two things were cited as a basis for judgment.

Mokpo City decided to close the request for disclosure of information about the material, and it was reasonable to view it as a secret, saying that it had written a security memorandum when signing a contract for urban regeneration.

The judiciary also clearly presented the grounds for the judgment that the beneficial owner of Chang-Sung was the former Congressman Son.

Son insisted that it was a gift to his nephew, but the judge saw that it is likely that the person who led the operation and paid the tax was the owner.

Therefore, it is reasonable to view Clinician Son Jeon, who has paid from remodeling to employment/registration tax, as the actual right holder.

Sohn must break the prosecution's logic on two key issues in order to avoid court custody in appeal.

(Video editing: Hwang Ji-young) 

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