Lee Dae-ho. (Photo = Choi Hyeok, Hankyung.com reporter [email protected])
Lee Dae-ho (Lotte Giants), former chairman of the Korea Professional Baseball Players Association (Athletes Association), who was accused of being assigned a job as a result of a police investigation, was sentenced to no charge.
According to the police on the 7th, the Seocho Police Department in Seoul decided on the 31st of last month to dismiss all the suspects, including former chairman Lee, former secretary general Kim Tae-hyun, and advisory attorney Oh Dong-hyun, and closed the case.
According to the adjustment of the investigative power in effect from the beginning of this year, the police can conclude the case without sending it to the prosecution if it determines that the alleged crime is not recognized.
A police official said, “I contacted the accusers several times, but they did not attend the police continuously, and the investigation was terminated because they were not able to specify the crime.”
Previously, on December 15, last year, the people and movement of a sports civic group raised suspicion that former chairman Lee, former secretary-general Kim, and attorney Oh received remuneration and sales and service expenses, and audited the accounts at high prices Filed an accusation on The case was transferred to the police at the end of last year.
Former Chairman Lee was controversial when it was known that he had received an increase in sales expenses from 24 million won to 60 million won to his personal account. Lee took responsibility for this and resigned from the position of chairman, and former secretary general Kim was dismissed.
Eunji Cha, reporter Hankyung.com [email protected]
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