Acquittal at first instance on charges of accepting money in connection with a reconstruction project

The client was indicted on charges of accepting money in exchange for arranging favors in connection with a reconstruction project. Attorney Jaehoon Lee defended the client.

The main issues were whether the work in question was a matter handled by public officials under the Attorney-at-Law Act, whether the money was received in exchange for solicitation or brokering, and whether the statements of those who provided the money could be trusted.

Attorney Lee analyzed who actually had decision-making authority over the work in question and how the money came to be received, and argued that the charges had not been sufficiently proven by pointing out contradictions among the statements of those who provided the money and inconsistencies with the objective evidence.

The court found that the charges had not been sufficiently proven and acquitted the client.