Lee Hwa-young’s ‘CCTV hidden camera’ claim… Prosecutors release a video recording investigation demonstration, “obviously false”

When former vice-governor of Gyeonggi Province Lee Hwa-young, a defendant in the ‘Ssangbangwool illegal remittance to North Korea’ defendant, raised suspicions of ‘CCTV hidden cameras’ in addition to ‘drinking banquets’, the prosecution on the 24th released a photo of a CCTV recording demonstration in the actual video recording investigation room, claiming that it was “conspiratorial.” “It’s a false claim,” he refuted. This investigation room is also the place where former Deputy Governor Lee claims that “drinking took place.”

The prosecution said, “We are not even verifying the legal basis for the video recording investigation equipment that was legally installed and operated by a lawyer who is a legal expert.”

On this day, the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office distributed a statement and two CCTV-recorded photos taken in the video recording investigation room in the actual prosecutor’s office to the media and said, “Attorney Gwang-min Kim is making a series of false claims in the style of ‘or not’ regarding the current status of the operation of criminal justice procedures.” .

Lawyer Kim, the former vice-governor’s lawyer, said on his Facebook the previous day, “There is CCTV hidden in the (Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office) video recording investigation room. The CCTV is believed to be high-resolution and is suspected to be used to record materials such as notes from the defendant and defense attorney. He posted, “Reveal the legal basis for the defendant’s hidden camera.” Attorney Kim said, “If you are going to install CCTV, you have to install it so that it is visible and make the defendant aware,” and called it “the defendant’s inspection.”

Accordingly, the prosecution said, “Article 134-2 of the Criminal Procedure Rules clearly stipulates that ‘a video-recorded investigation must be able to check the entire investigation room during the investigation and identify the face of the person being investigated (the person making the statement).’” He said, “The video recordings secured are recorded as stated by the person investigated by the investigative agency (truth establishment) and are very important evidence used to prove at trial that the statement was made in a trustworthy condition (credibility).” . It is a CCTV installed on legal grounds.

The prosecution also said, “The Prosecutor’s Office’s video recording investigation room is equipped with a total of two cameras, one camera that records the entire investigation room and one camera that can identify the face of the person being investigated. This is the same in all prosecutors’ offices nationwide, and the prosecutor’s office “It is a publicly available equipment, as it is included in the field trip course, and is not a secret equipment at all,” he said.

At the same time, “Attorney Kim said one of the two cameras was a ‘hidden camera for inspection purposes.’ They are making absurd claims about ‘high-resolution cameras,’ but the installation, maintenance, and repair of video recording investigation rooms at prosecutors’ offices across the country are carried out openly and transparently through the Public Procurement Service bidding process, and both cameras are of normal resolution, which is completely different from hidden cameras used in inspections.” did.

According to the prosecution, the video-recorded investigation is not filmed on a regular basis, but the person under investigation must be notified in advance of the fact that video will be recorded, and then the recording is conducted after confirming consent. In addition, the recorded video can be viewed or copied by the suspect or his lawyer, and can be viewed publicly in court. Therefore, the ‘secret filming’ or ‘surveillance’ claimed by former Deputy Governor Lee is completely impossible.

Looking at the composition of each screen photo taken through two cameras in the video recording investigation room released by the prosecution on this day, one camera captures the upper body of the person under investigation from the back to the right, and the front left side of the upper body of the person involved in the investigation. The remaining camera is installed at the upper corner of the interrogation room, illuminating the entire room, and the face of the person being investigated and the back of the investigation official are filmed.

Regarding the suspicions raised by former Deputy Governor Lee, the prosecution said, “He must be held accountable for collapsing the national criminal justice system by lowering the public’s trust in criminal justice with false facts and claims.”

Meanwhile, when former Deputy Governor Lee repeatedly raised the suspicion of ‘appeasement of the Prosecutor’s Office for drinking’ and repeatedly reversed his claims regarding the location and time of drinking, whether he was drinking, and whether a correctional officer was present, the prosecution released the attendance record, video recording, investigation room photos, and court records. They are directly refuting this by releasing transcripts and other materials one after another.