(From left) Yoo Dong-gyu – Kim Man-bae – Nam-wook – Jung Min-yongYoo Dong-gyu, former head of the planning division of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, Kim Man-bae, a major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management, Nam Wook, and Jeong Min-yong, all charged with charges of lobbying and preferential treatment in Daejang-dong, all denied the charges at the first trial on the 10th.
At the first hearing held at the hearing of the 22nd Criminal Agreement of the Seoul Central District Court on that day (Chief Judge Yang Cheol-han), four people, including accountant Jeong Young-hak, and former general manager Yoo and Mr. Kim all refuted the charges of breach of trust, which are the core of the prosecution’s charges, and said that the Daejang-dong project was justified. claimed.
Kim’s lawyer said, “We followed the policy ordered by Seongnam Mayor Lee Jae-myung for a stable business.” “The ‘Seven Toxin Clauses’ are also the basic structure of the Daejang-dong development project. only,” he said.
Prosecutors believe that these provisions were made around January and February 2015, when the Daejang-dong project public offering guidelines were written, when accountant Jeong requested lawyer Jung to insert essential provisions that might reduce the profits of the construction and maximize the profits of private businesses.
This includes the exclusion of qualifications for business applications by construction companies and the prohibition of demanding distribution of additional profits from construction.
Kim’s lawyer argued, “The corporation has set the basic direction in a way to obtain a fixed profit (according to city policy), and the private business profit is the result of high-risk investment, not the result of breach of trust.”
“The prosecution’s argument is a typical hindsight bias,” he said. “We are all experts in the past.”
Attorney Nam, former general manager Yoo, and lawyer Jung also repeated their previous position that there was no evidence of collusion and that no breach of trust was established.
When the judge asked if there was anything they wanted to say, they said, “I’m sorry for causing a stir,” but “I hope the substantive truth will be revealed.”
Lawyer Jeong, who was most recently indicted, argued that “how the accused conspired with the four people is not specified, and the collusion guidelines were written for the benefit of the corporation.”
Lawyer Jeong also said, “Daejang-dong was one of my very proud achievements.
Attorney Nam’s side said, “The guidelines for collusion, etc., were concluded while the accused was arrested at the time, so he had no involvement at all,” and blamed the other defendants. Attorney Nam, who was indicted for violating the Attorney Act during the investigation into the Daejang-dong development corruption project in 2015.
Only accountant Jeong, who submitted the transcript that fueled the prosecution’s investigation, admitted the charges, saying, “I practically acknowledged the allegations of the charges, and I am very sorry for causing a stir.” This is the first time accountant Jeong has appeared in the media.
The trial will continue on the 17th of this month by calling the 2nd team leader of the Hanmo Corporation development project, who was in charge of the Daejang-dong development project, as a witness.
Prosecutors reported that Yoo had conspired with Mr. Kim and others to drive at least 65.1 billion won in housing land development dividends and at least 117.6 billion won in profits to Hwacheon Daeyu, thereby inflicting damage to Seongnam Urban Development Corporation. .
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