[Anchor] Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is scheduled to be sentenced in the first trial on charges of “inciting false testimony” the day after tomorrow (the 25th). The sentencing standard for the charge of “inciting false testimony” is higher than that for “violating the election law,” so there is analysis that the legal risk of Lee, who was already sentenced to prison in the first trial for violating the election law, has increased. Reporter Shin Ji-won reports. [Reporter] According to the Supreme Court’s sentencing standards, the basic sentence for perjury is 6 months to 1 year and 6 months in prison. If the content of the false testimony is consistent with objective facts or if the crime is confessed, the sentence can be reduced, but if the false testimony is incited or the result of the trial is influenced by the false testimony, the sentence can be increased by up to 3 years in prison. The prosecution requested the maximum sentence of 3 years in prison, claiming that the false testimony requested by Lee was accepted as evidence in court, leading to an acquittal. He also emphasized the need for increased punishment, saying that most perjury instigators over the past six years have been sentenced to imprisonment or suspended sentences, while only a very small number have been sentenced to fines. On the other hand, Representative Lee criticized the prosecution's patchwork investigation, saying that he only asked Mr. Kim Jin-seong, who appeared as a witness, to recall his memory 'as it was' and that it had no significant impact on the trial results. [Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party Representative (final trial on September 30): 'There is no need to talk about facts that do not exist'. The prosecution has omitted all of that information and fabricated it to indict him for perjury instigation. Isn't this a case of fabrication and evidence fabrication?] In the case of perjury instigators, if a sentence of imprisonment or heavier is confirmed, the person loses his seat in the National Assembly and is disqualified from running for election for five years. Representative Lee, who was sentenced to a suspended sentence in the first trial for violating the Public Official Election Act, is expected to face another political watershed depending on the results of the first trial for perjury instigation. This is Shin Ji-won from YTN. Cameraman: Choi Seong-hun Video editing: Yoon Yong-jun Design: Baek Seung-min YTN Shin Ji-won ([email protected]) ※ 'Your tip becomes news' [KakaoTalk] Search YTN and add channel [Phone] 02-398-8585 [E-mail] [email protected] ▶ Original article: https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0103_202411... ▶ Tip: https://mj.ytn.co.kr/mj/mj_write.php ▣ Subscribe to YTN YouTube channel: http://goo.gl/Ytb5SZ ⓒ YTN Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use of AI data are prohibited.