The Marine special counsel summarily indicted former Black Pearl Invest CEO Lee Jong-ho, who is accused of ordering evidence to be destroyed by damaging his own mobile phone. Lee has been under investigation by the special counsel over allegations that he asked for former division commander Lim's exoneration through the "Stylish Marine" KakaoTalk group chat and other channels.
According to legal sources on the 27th, the Marine special counsel summarily indicted former CEO Lee, who faces charges of instigating the destruction of evidence, and an acquaintance surnamed Cha, who carried out the order, fining them 5 million won and 3 million won, respectively.
A summary indictment refers to requesting the court for a summary order to impose a fine or fines through a paper review without a formal trial for cases where the charges are relatively minor.
According to the indictment, after the Marine special counsel seized the mobile phone he had been using, Lee, while using a phone he had used in the past, feared that stored call logs, messages, and other information would be used as evidence in the investigation, and on July 15 at Jamwon Hangang Park in Seocho-gu, Seoul, ordered his acquaintance, Cha, to destroy and discard the phone. On the day of the offense, Lee first threw the mobile phone to the ground, then handed it to Cha and told him to break it and throw it away, according to reports.