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Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae announced that he would review Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol, then the Central District Attorney General, and the investigation team on the suspicions of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office for having acquitted the case. related to Optimus asset management commissioned by the Korea Broadcasting Agency.
Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae attended the Legislative Judicial Committee of the National Assembly and the Ministry of Justice on the 26th and said: “It is a kind of multi-stage financial fraud.
Minister Chu said, “The Optimus case was a case that prosecutors almost buried because of indictments and accusations of ordinary citizens,” he said. “It is very wrong if the president responded in the way of ‘what is the problem since it was handled by the South District Attorney’ Elevated.
Minister Chu said, “Because the media also raises suspicions that lobbying has been neglected, I think there is room for a review through the prosecution.” “As for the fact that it was a problem that the report was not made even under pre-delegation regulations, it is presumed that the extent of this incident would have been well reported to the then central district attorney general, Yoon. that there was a problem with the attached general inspection, as it was an important case and was processed within 7 months of its receipt. The Radio Promotion Agency submitted an investigation request for persons related to Optimus and Sungji Construction to the Central District Prosecutor’s Office in October 2018. Subsequently, in May 2019, the Central District Attorney was not charged. Yoon responded to the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office on the 22nd with the intention that “(related to the investigation request of the Radio Agency) the case of innocence is the case of the director’s battle, so I don’t really know.
The Minister of Justice, Choo Mi-ae, answers questions at the General Auditor of the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, the Audit Office, the Constitutional Court and the Ministry of Legislation of the Legislative Justice Committee, held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 26th. Photo = News 1 On that day, Democratic Party lawmaker Park Joo-min raised suspicions that 6th Chief of Detectives Kim Yoo-cheol (now Wonju Branch Officer) who was in charge of the case at the time, and Lee Gyu- Cheol, the lawyer who defended Optimus at the time, “did not have a close relationship” with Yoon.
Minister Chu said: “The attorney general’s testimony that asking the central district attorney to investigate whether there is any suspicion of collusion with the attorney or supervising attorney who approved the approval was not reported to the central district attorney is part of the testimony. of the attorney general. I will check it “.
Minister Chu emphasized that the powers of investigation and command initiated on the 19th in Lime and the family cases of President Yoon were also legitimate.
He said: “I received a report after inspecting during the first three days and the necessity and validity of the investigation was demonstrated,” he said. “The invocation of command over the investigation was legitimate and urgent.”
A wreath of cheers for President Yoon Seok-yeol. Photo = NewsisRepresentative Jeon Joo-hye, the power of the people, said: “The power of the people was exercised on the basis of a one-sided letter from a scammer. There are two long reports, and should the Ministry of Justice intend to cover them?”
Minister Chu said, “I saw the allegation that (President Yoon) was not reported as a fact as a report, but it should be handled publicly so that others can know.” The order was natural and legal ”.
Choi Hyun-jung, reporter for Dong-a.com [email protected]
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