Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung and deputy secretary general of the Election Countermeasures Committee Jeong Jin-sang, who are suspected of interfering with the resignation of former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation president Hwang Moo-seong, were acquitted.
On the 3rd, the Seoul Central Prosecutor’s Office’s investigation team in charge of the allegation of Daejang-dong acquitted Lee (then Seongnam Mayor), government deputy chief (then policy office), and former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation’s planning division head Yoo Dong-gyu, who were the suspects in the accusation related to the resignation of former president Hwang. did. Yuhan-ki, former head of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation’s development business division, who made an extreme choice during the investigation, was ‘no right to prosecute’.
Prosecutors said, “As a result of synthesizing the statements, transcripts, resignation letters, and related official documents of those involved in the case, there is no evidence to suggest that former general manager Yoo conspired with other suspects to coerce Hwang to resign or abuse his powers,” the prosecution said. “The resignation letter in the name of former president Hwang was also written and delivered by him, and there is no evidence to suggest that the development project competition guidelines were forged in light of the approval process.”
At the same time, regarding the fact that the group of students preparing for the bar exam (Jun-mo Sa), which accused Lee and others, filed a financial application in relation to the allegations, he said, “I handed over the case record to the Seoul High Prosecutor’s Office today to send the case record to the court while disposing of indictment in accordance with the relevant laws.” added.
In October of last year, Sa Jun-mo filed a complaint against Lee, the deputy head of the government, and Yoo, the head of the planning division, on charges of obstructing the exercise of the right to abuse of power.
On February 6, 2015, former president Hwang released a transcript of a conversation in which he was pressured to resign by Yu Yuhan-ki, former head of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation’s development division at the time of his tenure. In the transcript, former general manager Yoo urged Hwang to resign, referring to Candidate Lee, who was then the mayor of Seongnam, the deputy chief of government, and former head of the planning division, etc.
In this regard, Candidate Lee said, “When the former president Hwang said he was quitting, I thought, ‘Why should I quit?
Kim Hye-rin, reporter for Donga.com sinnala8@donga.com
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