Prosecutors most likely to visit fmr. Pres. Lee Myung-bak in detention center for investigation
- 6 years ago
Now that South Korea's former leader Lee Myung-bak has been arrested, focus turns to the next stage of the investigation process.
It seems most likely that the prosecutors will visit the detention center to carry out their investigation.
Lee Jeong-yeon has the details.
Prosecutors can now keep former President Lee Myung-bak detained for up to 20 days before he is formally charged.
In principle, they are allowed to request his presence at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, but since the former leader refused to show up for his hearing, there's a high chance he could also refuse this request.
So for now it seems most likely that the prosecutors will go to the Seoul Eastern Detention Center some time early next week.
Lee will most likely be charged early April, so it doesn't overlap with major events such as the inter-Korean summit, the U.S.-North Korea summit, and the local elections,... all coming up in the next few months.
As for the actual sentencing, legal pundits are foreseeing a very long investigation process as there are more than 500 people to call as witnesses alone. Realistically it would be almost impossible to sentence him within 6 months.
His family members could also be the subject of investigation, including his wife Kim Yun-ok , his son Lee Si-hyung , his son-in-law Lee Sang-ju, as well as his brothers and nephews,... who are all linked with auto parts company DAS, the firm at the center of the case.
So possibly, for the first time ever, a former South Korean President may stand trial along with his family members as well as his close confidants.
Lee Jeong-yeon, Arirang News
It seems most likely that the prosecutors will visit the detention center to carry out their investigation.
Lee Jeong-yeon has the details.
Prosecutors can now keep former President Lee Myung-bak detained for up to 20 days before he is formally charged.
In principle, they are allowed to request his presence at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, but since the former leader refused to show up for his hearing, there's a high chance he could also refuse this request.
So for now it seems most likely that the prosecutors will go to the Seoul Eastern Detention Center some time early next week.
Lee will most likely be charged early April, so it doesn't overlap with major events such as the inter-Korean summit, the U.S.-North Korea summit, and the local elections,... all coming up in the next few months.
As for the actual sentencing, legal pundits are foreseeing a very long investigation process as there are more than 500 people to call as witnesses alone. Realistically it would be almost impossible to sentence him within 6 months.
His family members could also be the subject of investigation, including his wife Kim Yun-ok , his son Lee Si-hyung , his son-in-law Lee Sang-ju, as well as his brothers and nephews,... who are all linked with auto parts company DAS, the firm at the center of the case.
So possibly, for the first time ever, a former South Korean President may stand trial along with his family members as well as his close confidants.
Lee Jeong-yeon, Arirang News