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A special investigation team investigating the hospitality suspicion for prosecutors raised by former Star Mobility president Kim Bong-hyun, a key figure in the Lime Asset Management case, has launched a forced investigation against the individuals involved. The new Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office, which will be in charge of the investigation, also expressed a strict response policy, saying it felt a strong sense of responsibility but is interested in whether the investigation will be accelerated after the sudden change of command. . Connect with reporters. Reporter Na Hye-in! The new South District Prosecutor’s Office was sent by telegram yesterday. What about the investigation into the suspicion of hospitality? As the revelation of former President Kim Bong-hyun caused huge repercussions not only in politics but also in the legal world, the investigation is also proceeding rapidly. Previously, the investigation team dedicated to the entertainment and reception of prosecutors, alleged by former President Kim, initiated a forced investigation of the parties who were designated as lobbyists. First, the offices of attorney A, former prosecutor, and former investigating prosecutor B, who were charged with attending prosecutors’ hospitality, were found to be seized and searched to secure business computers and mobile phones. Attorney A is the person who pointed out that former President Kim attended a drink with three regular prosecutors, and it is also suspected that Mr. B received lounge entertainment in connection with the Lime case in July of last year. Furthermore, former President Kim revealed that he had given Mr. B 50 million won on behalf of the lobby of the former Suwon District Attorney’s Office to clarify the request for a police order in the passenger embezzlement case. Suwon. The prosecution is said to have also confirmed the identity of a acting tax investigator who was designated as another target of the lobby. This investigator, working for the Seoul South District Prosecutor’s Office, was found to have been transferred to the non-investigation department when the issue arose. First, the dedicated investigation team is analyzing the confiscated data and, as soon as it is finished, it is expected to summon the suspected party, including the practicing prosecutors who were specifically requested by the Ministry of Justice. As the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office, which is responsible for the investigation, is suddenly replaced, the atmosphere is somewhat upset, but it is a situation that cannot be slowed down as it is a major incident. The Justice Ministry said “politics covered the investigation” after Kim’s revelation, and when former district attorney Park Soon-cheol resigned, it was done in one day. The new District Attorney Lee Jeong-soo, who was telegrammed by the Chief of Planning and Coordination of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, said that he feels a great responsibility in difficult times and that he will carry out a strict and prompt investigation according to with the laws and principles to resolve public suspicions. However, former President Bong-Hyun Kim, who exposed the suspicion, still refuses to be summoned. Yesterday, he said he was under severe physical and mental stress and did not appear at his own trial. At the same time, court testimony emerged that former President Kim instructed his aides to report the entertainment allegations to politicians in the media in March. The former CFO, an accessory to the Suwon passenger embezzlement case, revealed that former President Kim ordered an alleged hospitality report to deflect interest in the case. First, the investigation team is considering whether he should be subpoenaed by force, as additional investigations are needed to accurately understand the facts, in addition to the credibility and intent of former President Kim’s argument. So far, the Ministry of Social Affairs has handed it over. ※ ‘Your report becomes news’ YTN is waiting for your valuable report.
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