During the Lee Myung-bak administration, former Police Commissioner Cho Hyun-oh, who was sentenced to imprisonment in the first trial for directing the police's commentary work, was released on bail during an appeal trial.

The Seoul High Court Criminal Division 2 (Deputy Judge Ham Sang-hoon, Kim Min-ki, Ha Tae-han) accepted the request for bail from former Commissioner Cho on the 19th.

Commissioner Cho, who was sentenced to two years in prison on February 14 this year and was imprisoned by court, will be released today after 187 days.

In reality, the fact that it is difficult to complete the trial within the period of imprisonment is interpreted as affecting the judgment of the judge on bail.

The arrest period for the second trial of former Commissioner Cho is scheduled to expire at the beginning of next month, but a trial date is held until the end of this month.

Commissioner Cho, former chief executive officer, served as the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the police commissioner from January 2010 to April 2012, and mobilized the organization under his command to put more than 37,000 articles friendly to the government in the online space. Was handed over to trial.

The first trial court granted former Chief Cho's bail in April of last year, and sentenced him to two years in prison in February this year, canceling the bail and restraining him in court.

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