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문재인 정부 청와대의 '울산시장 하명 수사' 의혹으로 기소된 황운하 국회의원(더불어민주당, 대전 중구)에게 검찰이 징역 5년을 구형했다.

검찰은 11일 서울중앙지법 형사합의 21-3부(김미경 허경무 김정곤 부장판사)심리로 열린 공직선거법 위반 및 직권남용 위반 혐의 결심 공판에서 송철호 전 울산시장에게는 징역 6년을, 황운하 의원에게는 징역 5년을 요청했다.

이날 검찰은 "비리 첩보를 수집하는 경찰 권한을 악용해 선거의 공정성을 해친 유례없는 관권선거"라며 "송 전 시장이 범행을 주도했고 황 의원에게 수사를 청탁해 결과적으로 부정하게 당선됐다"고 지적했다.

이어 황 의원에 대해 "당시 울산경찰청장이던 황 의원은 정치적 중립성이 요구되는 고위 경찰 공무원이 정치적 욕심을 위해 수사력을 남용했고 그 결과 국회의원이 됐다"고 강조했다.

황 의원은 제7회 전국동시지방선거 당시 울산지방경찰청장으로 근무했으며 선거 약 1년전인 2017년 9월 청와대로부터 각종 비위 정보를 받아 '하명 수사'를 한 혐의와 함께 당시 수사에 미온적인 태도를 보인 경찰을 부당하게 인사조치한 혐의를 함께 받고 있다.

만일 황 의원이 이번 재판에서 벌금 100만 원 이상을 선고받을 경우 의원직을 잃게 되며 1심 결과에 따라 향후 대전 중구 지역의 총선 판도에도 큰 영향이 있을 것으로 전망된다.

한편 황운하 의원은 입장문을 통해 "절차에 따라 공정하게 김기현 형제와 측근들의 비리혐의를 수사했을 뿐 청와대의 하명이나 청탁은 없었다"며 "검찰의 무리한 기소와 구형에 유감을 표하며 민주주의 최후의 보루인 사법부의 현명한 판단을 기대한다"고 밝혔다.

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Prosecutors seek 5 years in prison for Rep. Hwang Un-ha in Ulsan Mayor Ha Myung case...

Hwang Un-ha "I'm sorry... I look forward to a wise decision from the court."

The prosecution requested five years in prison for National Assembly member Hwang Un-ha (Democratic Party of Korea, Jung-gu, Daejeon), who was indicted on suspicion of the Blue House's investigation into the name of the mayor of Ulsan during the Moon Jae-in administration.

On the 11th, the prosecution sentenced former Ulsan Mayor Song Cheol-ho to 6 years in prison and Rep. Hwang Un-ha to 5 years in prison at the trial on charges of violation of the Public Official Election Act and abuse of power held at the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Agreement Division 21-3 (Presiding Judge Kim Mi-kyung and Heo Gyeong-moo and Kim Jeong-gon). requested.

On this day, the prosecution pointed out, "This is an unprecedented government-run election in which the fairness of the election was undermined by abusing the power of the police to collect intelligence on corruption," adding, "Former Mayor Song led the crime and requested Rep. Hwang to investigate, resulting in him being fraudulently elected." did.

He then emphasized about Rep. Hwang, "Rep. Hwang, who was the Ulsan Police Chief at the time, was a high-ranking police official who required political neutrality, but he abused his investigative power for political greed and as a result became a member of the National Assembly."

Rep. Hwang served as the Ulsan Regional Police Agency Chief during the 7th National Simultaneous Local Elections. In September 2017, about a year before the election, he was accused of receiving information on various irregularities from the Blue House and conducting a 'subject investigation', and showed a lukewarm attitude toward the investigation at the time. He is also accused of unfairly discharging police officers.

If Rep. Hwang is sentenced to a fine of more than 1 million won in this trial, he will lose his seat as a member of the National Assembly, and depending on the results of the first trial, it is expected to have a significant impact on the future general election in the Jung-gu region of Daejeon.

Meanwhile, Rep. Hwang Un-ha said in a statement, "We only investigated the allegations of corruption by the Kim Ki-hyun brothers and their close associates in a fair manner according to the procedures, and there was no request or request from the Blue House." He expressed regret over the prosecution's unreasonable indictment and sentence, and expressed regret over the prosecution's unreasonable indictment and sentencing, which is the last bastion of democracy. “I look forward to a wise decision from the judiciary,” he said.