Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
Jeju court rejects lawmaker’s request for jury trial in election case
A Jeju court rejected lawmaker Jung Da-un’s request for a jury trial in her election-law case.
Jung, a proportional-representation member of the Jeju provincial assembly from the Democratic Party of Korea, is facing charges over banners put up before the local elections.
The banners were hung in Jeju City on May 29 and used a blue background and wording that could evoke the Democratic Party.
One banner urged voters to support a “hardworking president” through their vote.
Prosecutors argued that jurors’ political leanings could affect the verdict, and the court accepted those concerns.
Jung says she will appeal because she wants voters’ perspectives represented in the trial.
Another court decision is expected on whether her case can be heard by a jury.
A Jeju court rejected lawmaker Jung Da-woon’s request for a jury trial in an election-law case.
The Jeju District Court made the decision on October 16, citing concerns raised by prosecutors about jurors’ political leanings affecting the verdict.
Jung, an incumbent proportional-representation Jeju provincial council member from the Democratic Party of Korea, said she would appeal.
She is charged over three election-related banners hung in Jeju City before the local elections.
- Who
- Jung Da-woon, a Democratic Party of Korea Jeju provincial council member, and the Jeju District Court.
- What
- The court rejected Jung’s request for a jury trial in her election-law case.
- When
- The court made its decision on October 16, 2026; it was reported on October 20.
- Where
- Jeju, South Korea.
- Why
- The court accepted prosecutors’ concerns that jurors’ political-party leanings could affect the verdict. Jung sought a judgment from ordinary voters.
Prosecutors
Jung Da-woon
Juror impartiality
Prosecutors
Prosecutors warned that jurors’ support for particular political parties could affect the verdict.
Jung Da-woon
Jung said she wanted the case judged from the perspective of voters.
Trial format
Prosecutors
The court accepted the prosecutors’ concerns and excluded the case from a jury trial.
Jung Da-woon
Jung said she would appeal the decision.
Jung allegedly put up three banners in the Yeondong area of Jeju City before the local elections.
The Jeju District Court excluded Jung’s case from a jury trial.
Yonhap reported the court’s decision and Jung’s intention to appeal.
- Decision date
- October 16
- Lawmaker
- Jung Da-woon, 39, proportional-representation member of the Jeju provincial council
- Court
- Jeju District Court, Criminal Division 2
- Banners
- Three banners in Yeondong, Jeju City
- Banner wording
- Let’s support the hardworking president through voting
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What people are saying
A tendency for individual jurors to support a particular political party could affect the verdict
I want to be judged from the perspective of voters