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The tip of the prosecution’s sword, which is investigating the case of Kim Hak’s former Vice Minister of Justice, is heading towards the Blue House. The key target is Lee Gwang-cheol, the Blue House Civil Service Secretary, who has been communicating with the Ministry of Justice at the Blue House since the days of his homeland civil affairs chief and coordinating tasks related to prosecution reform. The prosecution watched the role and involvement of this secretary in the so-called’Suspicion of False Writing of the Interview Report with Yoon Joong-cheon’,’The Suspicion of the Unlawful Departure of Kim Hak’s Deputy Deputy Minister’, and the’Cheongwadae Ulsan Mayor’s Election Intervention Case’, and’triple pressure’. It’s Hyung-guk who went on to. In summary, on the 6th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office Criminal Division 1 (Director Pil-Geon Byun) recently requested the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Public Administration and Security to submit data on the case of former Vice Minister Kim reported to President Moon Jae-in in 2019. The prosecution is also expanding the investigation by reviewing the subpoena investigation, reporting that the secretary intervened in the background of the falsely written’Yoon Jung-cheon Report’ of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office’s Past Photographic Investigation Group. It is suspected that this secretary reported the distorted contents to the Blue House and led to a re-investigation of the suspicion of the sexual hospitality of former Vice Minister Kim. In March 2019, President Moon Jae-in ordered a thorough investigation into the suspicion of sexual entertainment at the villa by former Vice Minister Kim Hak-eui. It is known that the prosecution is using the call history of Lee Gyu-won, who was the author of the’Yoon Jung-cheon Report’ and a member of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Past Photographic Investigation Group, and Lee’s secretary as the basis for this judgment. In order to cover the “Club Burning Sun case” involving former Blue House Chief Yoon Gyu-geun, who worked at the Blue House at the time, this secretary and other senior officers of the Blue House emphasized the case of former Vice Minister Kim, and used false case numbers to prevent Kim from attempting to leave the country. . However, a key member of the Blue House met with reporters on this day and said, “As a result of the confirmation, the contents of the report to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Public Administration and Security (to the President) are roughly describing the activities of the Burning Sun and the prosecution’s past photographic investigation committee. He said, “I confirmed that this secretary was not involved at all (in writing Yoon Jung-cheon’s report),” he refuted. The official said, “We express our regret for the (prosecutor’s) scratch on the President’s work order.” On the other hand, the secretary is also on the line of investigation in relation to the suspicion of illegal withdrawal of former Vice Minister Kim, which is being investigated by the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office. This is because the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office secured a statement from Cha Gyu-geun, head of the Immigration and Foreigner Policy Division of the Ministry of Justice, saying, “On the day of departure, I was introduced to this prosecutor through this secretary and contacted me. The Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office is in the position that a direct investigation is needed against this secretary. However, it seems to be a separate matter to prove whether the secretary ordered a specific offense, as the purpose of “I was to make a call in an urgent situation” was said. In addition, this secretary has already been investigated by the prosecutors’ office in relation to the’Cheongwadae Ulsan Mayor’s alleged involvement in elections’. The prosecution believes that Secretary Lee received a report on criminal intelligence related to the former Ulsan Mayor Kim Ki-hyun, who was the opponent of the Ulsan Mayor Song Chul-ho. The prosecution is considering whether to prosecute the secretary. The legal profession believes that the reason this secretary has become a central target for the prosecution has not been irrelevant to the fact that it has been a key window for the Blue House to coordinate the prosecution personnel, prosecution, and various prosecution reform measures with the Ministry of Justice. An official from the Ministry of Justice who knows the situation at the time said, “It is true that this secretary has been deeply involved in the prosecution reform-related affairs since the time of the prosecution’s past son-in-law activities. “This secretary is actually public to those who are dissatisfied with restrictions on investigation rights or personnel affairs within the prosecution,” he said. By Bae Bae-hyeon, staff reporter and Lee Wan, [email protected]