
이화영 전 경기도 평화부지사 회유 의혹 관련 법무부 특별점검팀 보고서 유출 건으로 조재연 변호사가 고발한 사건이 불기소 처분됐다. 경찰과 검찰은 보고서가 법원 재판 과정에서 외부에 공개됐을 가능성이 있다고 판단했다.
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조재연 변호사가 이화영 전 부지사를 회유했다는 취지의 언론 보도가 나온 후 법무부 보고서 유출 의혹에 대해 고발장을 제출했다.
(서울=연합뉴스) 정윤주 기자 = 이화영 전 경기도 평화부지사를 회유한 의혹을 받는 '고검장 출신 변호사'가 고발한 연어·술파티 의혹 보고서 유출 관련 사건이 불기소 처분을 받았다.
11일 법조계에 따르면 서울중앙지방공소청 형사1부(김호경 부장검사 직무대리)는 지난달 21일 조재연 변호사가 성명불상의 법무부 관계자를 공무상 비밀누설 혐의로 고발한 사건에 대해 불기소 처분했다.
지난해 12월 법무부 특별점검팀 조사 보고서를 바탕으로 조 변호사가 이 전 부지사를 회유했다는 취지의 언론 보도가 나오자 조 변호사는 '법무부 공무원을 통해 보고서가 유출됐다'며 작성 관계자를 경찰에 고발했다.
경찰은 법무부 관계자들이나 해당 기사를 작성한 기자 등을 수사하고 수원지법을 통해 해당 보고서의 열람·등사 사실을 확인한 것으로 알려졌다.
경찰은 보고서가 법원 재판 과정에서 열람·등사되면서 외부에 공개됐을 가능성이 있다고 판단해 불송치 결정한 것으로 전해졌다.
당시 검찰도 이 사건이 언론 보도와 고발인의 추측에 근거했다고 보고 불송치 판단을 유지했다.

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