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President Moon “Look at the Optimus Fund’s investment process in public institutions”
靑 “The government should consider whether the investment-related decision is appropriate”
Radio Agency, invested tens of billions in Optimus … Latest investigation of ‘lobby suspicion’
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Regarding media reports that the Korea Radio Agency and others have invested a large amount in the Optimus Fund, President Moon Jae-in ordered a detailed analysis of how public institutions invest in Optimus funds. . It is analyzed that they showed willingness to break Optimus’ accusations by following the order to actively cooperate with the prosecution’s investigation. Connect with reporters. Reporter Cha Jung-yoon. Please tell me more details. President Moon Jae-in ordered a detailed analysis of how some public institutions, including the Korea Radio Agency, invested in the Optimus Asset Fund at an internal meeting of the Blue House today. Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok explained that the government should consider whether the investment decision was appropriate and whether there was any laxity, regardless of whether the fund was lost or not. Previously, in June 2017, some media reported on the conversation between the Radio Agency and Optimus officials when the Radio Agency made a 67 billion won investment in Optimus. At that time, the head of the Radio Promotion Agency reported that it was the first product that was seen and requested data on accounts receivable from public institutions, but the Optimus side said it was in consultation with superiors and refused to present. The prosecution is also investigating whether there was a lobby group in the process of investing 67 billion won by the Radio Agency, but President Moon ordered the government to examine it thoroughly. Currently, the public institutions reported to have invested in Optimus are the Radio Promotion Agency, the Korea Rural Community Corporation, the Horse Association and KEPCO. A key member of the Casa Azul explained that there is a government department to which the public institution belongs, so he knows that the government department will investigate. However, he said there were no instructions from President Moon to check whether Optimus investment by senior public officials or passport officials, such as the Minister of Public Administration and Security, who joined the Optimus Fund. I am YTN Cha Jung-yoon from the Blue House.
