Why is Lee Chun-soo coming out of there? He was a witness of the "back money behind the nomination."

Why is Lee Chun-soo coming out of there? He was a witness of the "back money behind the nomination."

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Former national soccer player Lee Chun-soo was found to have been at the scene of receiving money and valuables by Jeon Sung-bae (64), a "building judge." The prosecution secured such a statement in the process of investigating Lee Chun-soo as a reference.

Lee Chun-soo's statement was made public at the first hearing on Jeon's alleged violation of the Political Fund Act, which was held at the hearing of Judge Ko So-young at the Criminal Chamber 9 of the Seoul Southern District Court on the 7th. Jeon was put on trial for receiving about 100 million won in illegal political funds from Chung Jae-sik (62), a candidate who ran in the party's primary for Yeongcheon Mayor of the Liberty Korea Party (the predecessor of the People's Power) ahead of the 7th national simultaneous local election in 2018. Prosecutors believe that Jeon received the money on the basis of his friendship with Yoon Han-hong, a lawmaker of the People's Power.
Lee Chun-soo's name was mentioned during the evidence investigation. The prosecution reportedly submitted an affidavit to the court stating that Lee Chun-soo was present at Jeon's political fund receiving site. Lee Chun-soo is said to have become close to Jeon, whom he knew after retirement.

Jeon, however, has denied the allegations. Jeon's lawyer said, "Since Jeon was not engaged in political activities back in 2018, there is no charge of violating the Political Fund Law." The court set the next trial date on Dec. 12. 스포츠토토

On the other hand, when asked about the dismissal of former President Yoon after the first hearing, Jeon said, "I'm not asking the general public about that," but added, "It's because the Korean people are sorry."