Prosecution “Private handling, such as providing meals and arranging meetings”
“Delivered to Mr. Kim” related to hormonal drugs
Prosecutors indict Bae, who is a key figure in connection with the alleged misuse of corporate cards, of Kim Hye-kyung, spouse of Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung It turned out that he did,’ he said in the indictment.
According to the indictment in this case, which was submitted by the Ministry of Justice on the 17th, by Jeon Joo-hye, a member of the People’s Power, the prosecution said, “Actually, the defendant received Kim’s instructions and provided meals for his family, organized meetings, prepared vehicles for outside activities such as hospital visits, etc. There is a fact that Kim handled his private affairs while performing public duties, such as being in charge of managing and supporting the affairs of the private sector.”
Bae, who was a special rank 5 of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office, made false statements in January this year, saying, ‘There is no fact of dealing with private affairs for the candidate’s family’ when suspicions of ‘beopka misappropriation’ and ‘illegal protocol’ of Lee’s spouse, the then-Democratic presidential candidate, were raised in January this year. was brought to trial on one charge. He is also being investigated by the prosecution on charges of paying for Kim’s personal food from July 2018 to September last year with a Gyeonggi corporate card or receiving an illegal prescription in the name of another person and passing it on to Kim (business breach).
Regarding the hormone drug Bae said he intended to take, the prosecution said, “The hormonal drug that Bae received from an employee at the secretariat (the informant in this case) was not taken by him, but delivered to Kim.” The prosecution also applied the charge of false information disclosure.
Regarding the charges of donating 78,000 won worth of meals to three people related to the Democratic Party with a Gyeonggi corporate card at a restaurant in Seoul last August, the indictment said, “Mr. wrote on
On the 8th, the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office of Public Investigation (Prosecutor Won-doo Jeong) indicted Bae on charges of making false statements and making donations under the Public Official Election Act. It was the day before the statute of limitations on the election law. The prosecution plans to prosecute Bae first, suspend the statute of limitations for Kim, who is an accomplice, and then prosecute Kim after further investigation. According to Article 253 of the Criminal Procedure Act, the prescription of prosecution for other accomplices is suspended until the accomplices are prosecuted and received a final judgment.
On the 7th, Kim’s side said, “(As the allegations were raised) I never used a corporate card, I didn’t see it, and I didn’t know that I bought (food) with a corporate card.”
Shin Hyun-ah, reporter at Hankyung.com sha0119@hankyung.com