Park Sung-woong appears today (8th) as a witness in the trial of "Psychiatric Perjury." [Star Issue]

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Actor Park Sung-woong appeared 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.

Park Sung-woong appeared as a witness at the third hearing of the violation of the National Assembly Testimony Appraisal Act of former Marine Corps 1st Division Chief Lim Sung-geun held at the 22nd Criminal Division (B) hearing of the Seoul Central District Court on the 8th.

Earlier on March 19, Park Sung-woong submitted a letter of reason for his absence to the Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Agreement Department 22 (Chief Judge Cho Hyung-woo), which is hearing the case of former division commander Lim Sung-geun's alleged violation of the National Assembly Testimony Appraisal Act. The court had decided to adopt Park Sung-woong as a witness at the trial preparation date on January 28 and conduct a witness examination on March 25.

Park Sung-woong was identified as a person who was present at a bar in Gangnam, Seoul, where former CEO Lee Jong-ho 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 hear whether 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 eaten with former CEO Lee Jong-ho and former division commander Lim Sung-geun at somewhere in Gangnam, Seoul in 2022, adding, "I knew Lee Jong-ho, and I saw Lim Sung-geun for the first time on the spot." On the other hand, former division commander Lim Sung-geun attended the special prosecution in August last year and claimed, "I have no one-on-one relationship with former representative Lee Jong-ho," and former representative Lee Jong-ho also said, "I met with the group, including Park Sung-woong, but there was no former division commander Lim Sung-geun there."

The National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee filed a complaint with the special prosecutor on charges of perjury, saying that Lim Sung-keun 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 Jong-ho and Lim Sung-keun at a bar in Gangnam.

Former division commander Lim Sung-geun is suspected of attempting to lobby for his life through former CEO Lee Jong-ho, known as Kim Gun-hee's account manager, in connection with the Marine Corps' death.

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