In the appeal trial of Korea Future Technology Chairman Yang Jin-ho, who was sentenced to 7 years in prison after being convicted of ``gap-jil assault'' and ``bizarre conduct,'' the court asked the court to imprison him for 11 years in prison.
At the hearing of the Suwon High Court Criminal Part 1 (Judge Noh Gyeong-pil) held today (12), the prosecutors' decision was confirmed in December 2013 by both Presidents, along with the court sentence of the court below. 3 years sentence) 5 years imprisonment for previous charges and 6 years imprisonment for later charges of 19.5 million won.
This is in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Law, which states,'If there is a crime that has not been condemned among competing criminals, the case of condemning the crime and the crime for which the conviction has been confirmed at the same time, and for the crime in consideration of equity'.
The prosecution told the court that the accused's appeal was dismissed without explaining the reason for the case.
In response, the lawyer said, "I cannot erase the suspicion that this case was planned by someone inside the defendant's company. Looking at the facts of the charges, most of them were committed between 2012 and 2013. It was reported in 2018 through a media, and since then. Even the smallest facts were thoroughly investigated, and the prosecution was made."
“Some charges such as joint injury and confinement are serious, but the charges of coercion and assault are trivial, and they were also prosecuted for violating the Animal Protection Act for catching chickens.” “Is the defendant bad enough to receive 7 years in prison? It's hard to agree."
In his final statement, Chairman Yang said, "I have been incarcerated for more than a year and have reconsidered and reflected a lot of the past," and said, "I sincerely apologize to those who have been harmed by my words and actions."
He added, "This incident has become synonymous with GapJil, and social stigma has been stamped out. This is all my nonsense." He added, "I couldn't see my children and people around me. I hope for goodwill."
The appeal hearing hearing will be held on the 1st of next month.
Chairman Yang was arrested and prosecuted on charges of special rape, coercion, habitual assault, violation of the Narcotics Control Act (hemp), violation of the Animal Protection Act, violation of the law on safety management of guns, swords, explosives, confinement, and common injuries. At the first trial in May, he was sentenced to 7 years in prison and appealed.
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