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On the 16th, President Moon Jae-in instructed: “Let us take an in-depth look at the investment process of public institutions separately from the prosecution’s investigation,” in connection with the suspicion that public institutions such as the Broadcasting Agency Korea and the like have invested large sums in the Optimus Asset Management Fund.
President Moon Jae-in ordered a comprehensive investigation into public institutions that have invested large amounts of money in Optimus Asset Management on the 16th. This is an additional order that was issued two days after the order to “cooperate with the investigation of prosecution “on the 14th. Photo shows President Moon attending the Ambassador to Korea credentialing ceremony held at the Blue House on the morning of the 16th. Blue House photo reporters
Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok said in a briefing on the day that “regardless of the loss of funds from public institutions, the government should consider whether the investment-related decision was appropriate or whether there was any laxity. “.
From June 2017 to March 2018, the Radio Promotion Agency invested 74.8 billion won in the Communications and Broadcasting Development Fund and the Information and Communications Promotion Fund in Optimus. The Radio Promotion Agency is a public institution under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Information (Ministry of Science and Technology) that administers funds, promotes broadcasting and communication content, and provides radio waves. The fund invested in Optimus was the money the mobile operator paid to the state in exchange for the spectrum allocation.
The Rural Community Corporation placed 3 billion won into the domestic labor welfare fund in the Optimus Fund, and Korea South-East Power decided to be eligible for the investment two weeks after Optimus proposed an overseas project worth 500 billion won. However, the actual cost of the project was not executed as the Optimus related case was revealed. On that day, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office for Economic Crimes and Criminal Justice (Director Joo Min-cheol) seized and searched the Gyeongin headquarters of the Korea Radio Promotion Agency in Namdong-gu, Incheon.
A key Blue House official said: “As public institutions that have appeared as investment venues, the Radio Promotion Agency, the Rural Community Corporation, the Horse Racing Association and KEPCO are reported.” “There is a government department to which the public institution belongs, so the first identification will be made by the corresponding department. Will be”.
This is President Moon’s second order on accusations related to Optimus.
So far, the Blue House has taken a cautious stance on the related suspicions. Then, on the 14th, President Moon said on the 14th: “Nothing can become a sanctuary in the strict investigation of the prosecution. To resolve the suspicion quickly, please actively cooperate with the prosecution’s investigation. “Spokesman Kang said in this regard,” (in accordance with President Moon’s instructions), if the prosecution requests the Blue House access record related to the investigation of the Lime case, will review it and send it. ”
A Blue House official said: “I have not heard of that part” and “I have not heard of it” in connection with the prosecution’s request for further investigation. did.
The official also said: “(There was no (President Moon’s instruction)) regarding investment in Optimus by high-ranking public officials such as Public Administration and Security Minister Jinyoung, and Democratic lawmakers. I know Minister Jin officially explained it. ”
Optimus Asset Management’s office in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 13th, is firmly closed on the morning of the 13th, as suspicions related to Optimus Asset Management are spreading to government relations, including the Blue House. News 1
On the other hand, President Moon ordered “to verify whether the suspicion of a counterattack is true and to prepare a countermeasure” against the suspicion that a request for exclusion from industrial accident insurance coverage of a courier worker who died during work it was written by proxy.
Spokesman Kang said, “President Moon ordered the supervision and inspection of occupational safety and health related to the major courier companies, as well as the relevant courier companies.” “Checking if the suspicion of ghost writing was true and if the application for workplace accidents was filed independently of the workers AND will propose measures.”
Reporter Kang Tae-hwa [email protected]
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