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The third trial of the former chairman of the Roh Moo-hyung Foundation, who was indicted on charges of defamation against Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon, was held today (27th). Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon, who appeared as a witness, and former Chairman Yoo Si-min, who appeared as the accused, met face-to-face for the first time in court.



Correspondent Kim Min-jung.



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Yoo Shi-min, former chairman of the Roh Moo-hyung Foundation, was handed over to trial last May for remarks that the Supreme Prosecutor's Office for Anti-Corruption and Forces tracked down the Roh Moo-hyung Foundation account and investigated him in late November or early December of 2019.



These are the words I spoke on YouTube and radio broadcasts in 2019 and the following year, but were charged with defaming Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon, who was then the head of the Anti-Corruption and Violence Department at the time.



A prosecutor who appeared as a direct witness at the third trial held today.



Before entering the courthouse, he poured out his conscientious remarks.



[Han Dong-hoon/Chief Prosecutor: I think it was for the purpose of retaliating against me, who is in charge of the investigation of his own side’s power corruption, such as the investigation of the country. There was no fact that there was no account tracking against Yoo Shi-min or the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation.]



He also raised his voice toward politics.



[Han Dong-hoon/Chief Prosecutor: I lied and scammed and lied that making a prosecution dog like a hunting dog if power bites and covers it is a prosecution reform.]



Chairman Yoo, who arrived after that, briefly answered the reporter's question with a firm face and entered the courthouse in 30 seconds.



[Yoo Shi-min / Former Chairman of the Roh Moo-hyung Foundation: (Please tell me how you will make a statement.) I am not making a statement.

Today is the witness paperwork, so I have nothing to do.

((Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon) said that he read information during the search and seizure of someone else's account, I don't know.]



In a witness newspaper that lasted for about two hours, a prosecutor said that he had been demoted four times due to untrue remarks by Chairman Yoo. Chairman Yoo countered that the remarks were not aimed at a specific person, but rather a criticism of the prosecution.



(Video coverage: Hyung Yoon, Video editing: Kyung-yeon Kim)