Seoul: A court on Saturday accepted a request from Lee Jin-sook, former head of the now-defunct Korea Communications Commission (KCC), to be released from detention.
According to Yonhap News Agency, a judge at the Seoul Southern District Court granted Lee’s request for release, stating that her arrest is “not justified at this stage.” The decision to release Lee was influenced by the advanced stage of the investigation, the undisputed facts of the case, and her commitment to attend future legal proceedings.
Lee Jin-sook had filed for a court review of her detention the previous day. Her arrest earlier in the week was based on suspicions of violating the election law and breaching political neutrality. The former KCC chief faced allegations of making partisan remarks on conservative YouTube channels in September of the previous year.
These remarks were considered a violation of the election law because they were allegedly intended to obstruct the election of President Lee Jae Myung, who was a presidential candidate at that time.