Lee Jae-myung leaves early for trial on "alleged corruption in Daejang-dong" due to his attendance at the plenary session.

Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, attended the trial of the alleged preferential treatment in Daejang-dong this morning (17th), but did not participate in the afternoon trial, saying he should attend the plenary session of the National Assembly.

The Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Agreement Department 33 today (17th) approved CEO Lee's absence from the trial in the afternoon.

Yoo Dong-kyu, former head of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, who came out as a witness earlier, said he would continue his testimony in the afternoon without Lee, but
After
, the afternoon trial ended in a minute, changing its position that it would not be meaningful to testify without representative Lee.