Candidate Kim Seung-won's Deferred Indictment: What Was the Prosecution's Rationale?
Analysis suggested that the prosecution's decision, under then-Minister of Justice Park Sung-jae, to make a favorable ruling for Candidate Kim was unusual.
It was reported that the Supreme Prosecutors' Office also believed that the case would be difficult to sustain in court and could only result in political embarrassment. This complex set of considerations is believed to have been the background for the deferred indictment decision.