[사회]Large-scale investigation of ‘suspected hospitality of the prosecutor’ … new prosecutor Lee Jeong-soo “strict investigation”

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A special investigation team investigating the hospitality suspicion 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 was in charge of the investigation, also expressed a strict response policy, saying it felt a strong sense of responsibility. I’m interested in whether the investigation will accelerate after the sudden change of command.

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The new South District Prosecutor’s Office was sent by telegram yesterday. What about the investigation into the suspicion of hospitality?

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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, it was discovered that the offices of Attorney A, former prosecutor, and former investigating prosecutor B, who appeared at former President Kim’s front door, were seized and searched to secure business computers and mobile phones.

Attorney A is the target of former President Kim’s assistance for alcoholic entertainment with three incumbent prosecutors, and it is also suspected that Mr. B received salon 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.

While Attorney A and former District Attorney General Yoon denied the allegations and launched into a battle for the truth, the prosecution further confirmed the identity of the acting prosecutor’s investigator, who was designated as another target of the lobby.

The dedicated investigation team is currently analyzing the seized data and, as soon as it is completed, is expected to summon related individuals, including practicing prosecutors who were previously commissioned by the Ministry of Justice to investigate.

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 new District Attorney General Jeong-soo Lee, who was telegrammed by the Chief of Planning and Coordination of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, said that he feels great responsibility in difficult times and will investigate thoroughly and without delay in accordance with the laws and principles to resolve the suspicion.

However, former President Kim Bong-hyun, who raised the suspicion, still refuses to summon the prosecution.

Yesterday, he did not even appear at the self-trial saying that he was under severe physical and mental stress.

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.

In addition to the credibility and intent of former President Kim’s argument, the investigation team is considering whether he should be forcibly subpoenaed as additional investigations are needed to accurately determine the facts.

So far, the Ministry of Social Affairs has handed it over.

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