Park Sung-woong was adopted as a witness for the trial, but was notified of his absence..Argument Variables for Suspicion of Perjury of Lim Seong-geun

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Actor Park Sung-woong was adopted as a witness in the trial of former Marine Corps 1st Division Chief Lim Sung-keun, who was accused of giving false testimony at the National Assembly to the effect that he had never met Lee Jong-ho, former CEO of Black Pearl Invest, but is expected to not appear.

According to Newsis on the 24th, Park Sung-woong submitted a statement of absence to the Criminal Agreement Department 22 (Chief Judge Cho Hyung-woo) of the Seoul Central District Court, which is hearing former division commander Lim's alleged testimony and violation of the Appraisal Act (perjury) on the 19th.

Previously, the court decided to adopt Park Sung-woong as a witness at the trial preparation date on January 28 and conduct a witness examination on the 25th.

Park Sung-woong was identified as a person who was present at a bar in Gangnam, Seoul, where former CEO Lee and former division commander Lim were suspected of meeting. The court said, "Park Sung-woong met at a bar and at a restaurant, but the fact of the indictment says it's a meal," adding, "We will proceed with a witness examination to see if the meeting called 'Meeting' was also held at a bar."

Park Sung-woong reportedly said in a special investigation in September last year that he had a meal with former CEO Lee and former division commander Lim somewhere in Gangnam, Seoul in 2022, and that "I knew Lee and I saw Lim for the first time on the spot." On the other hand, former division commander Lim attended the special prosecution in August last year and claimed, "I have no one-on-one relationship with Lee," and Lee's side is also divided, saying, "I met with the group, including Park Sung-woong, but there was no former division commander Lim there."

The National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee filed a complaint with the special prosecutor on charges of perjury, saying that Lim testified to the effect of denying it when he attended the National Assembly, even though the special prosecutor team received a statement from Park Sung-woong that he met Lee and Lim at a bar in Gangnam.

Lim is suspected of attempting to lobby for his life through Lee, who is known as Kim Gun-hee's account manager, in connection with the death of a Marine soldier.

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