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Bong-Hyun Kim, former president of Star Mobility (Photo = Yonhap News)
Court testimony that former Star Mobility president Kim Bong-hyun, a key person in the ‘Lime Asset Management (Lime) Incident’, had to inform the media of photos taken with passport officials in March to draw media attention to the suspicions of the ‘passport lobby’. He left.
The prosecution refuted former President Kim’s argument that “ the prosecution conducted a framed investigation ” through a newspaper witness at the trial of Lee Sang-ho, former head of the Democratic Party, Busan Saha-eul, held in the hearing of the 13th Division of the Seoul Southern District Penal Settlement (Judge Shin Hyeok-jae). did.
Mr. Kim Mo, CFO of Suwon Passenger Finance, who attended court today as a witness, said, “Since Bong-Hyun Kim reported several cases at the time, I contacted me to focus on this part.” . When I showed them the photos, I sprayed them once when they touched the media and they told me to divert the attention of the media. ”
Mr. Kim said that he reported the related image to the media through Mr. Park. He added, “What I heard from Kim Bong-hyun is simply, ‘Tell me I gave Mr. Sang-ho money, please report it.’
The suspicion that former President Kim had to inform the media about photographs related to the “suspicion of the lobby of passport staff” through his close associates during his escape in March was raised by previous press reports.
As if aware of the recent suspicion of a ‘flawed investigation’, the prosecution asked Kim in court that day: “Is the prosecutor convicted or implicitly convicted and pressured him to make a statement against Lee Sang-ho?” Mr. Kim replied, “I’ve never done that.”
At the next trial, the prosecution plans to call Park, who reported a photo of the passport staff pressing suspicions to the media, as a witness and examine him.
The prosecution said, “I think it is a credibility issue for Mr. Kim Bong-hyun. Because it is a statement (from the witness) that he confidently made a lobby-related statement when he escaped, he witnessed Mr. Park Mo, who informed the media for impeachment of Kim Bong-hyun’s testimony in court. I want to do it. ”
Meanwhile, former President Kim submitted a letter explaining why he did not appear in court on the same day for reasons such as “the mental and psychological stress is extreme” and did not appear at trial. The judge said, “We will issue a job offer and conduct a witness journal on the next expiration date,” while setting a separate witness journal date for former President Kim.
On the 16th, former President Kim issued the first “Inner Admission” and then announced the second admission on the 21st, a day before the Supreme Attorney’s Office’s state affairs audit. Through the statement, former President Kim stated that “there was a ‘counterfeiting investigation’ by the prosecution, and the suspicion of the opposition and the prosecution lobby was covered up.”
