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The prosecution, which has been investigating the attempted coercion of a reporter on Channel A, has concluded that there are no criminal charges against Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon, saying that the charges of conspiracy are not recognized.

The informant who first informed the media of the allegations was handed over to trial on charges of disseminating false information.



This is reporter Han So-hee.



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allegation that former reporter Lee Dong-jae of Channel A conspired with Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon and forced Lee Cheol, former CEO of Value Invest Korea, who is imprisoned, to disclose passport details, was sparked by an MBC report two years ago.



The reporter was acquitted at the first trial in July last year, but the disposition of the prosecutor continued to be delayed as long as he was accused of conspiracy.



The Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office finally dismissed a prosecutor from the charges, two years after the allegations were raised.



It is difficult to believe that a prosecutor instructed Channel A to act inappropriately, and there is no evidence to prove this, so there is no accomplice between the two.



It was also considered that a prosecutor's cell phone forensics, which was the reason for the delay in the final disposition, was ineffective as it is difficult to unlock it with current technology.



Reporter X, who first informed the media of the suspicion of 'prosecution collusion', was handed over to trial on charges of damaging his reputation by disseminating false facts, such as that the family of a high-ranking prosecutor demanded 10 billion won from former CEO Lee Cheol.



The investigation team reported the progress of the investigation and the plan to dispose of the charges against the chief prosecutor Lee Jung-soo the day before (the 4th), and Lee Jung-soo, two days later, gathered some deputy chief prosecutors and chief prosecutors this morning to discuss the direction of the case and finally reached a conclusion. got off



Prosecutor Han said that the ghostly false incitement and abuse of public power, called 'prosecution collusion', ultimately failed, and took the position that a very common-sense decision was made extremely late.



(Video editing: Won Yang)