Lee Seong-yoon “My lawyer asked for an interview… to come out with the airlift.”

Input 2021.03.17 10:07 | Revision 2021.03.17 10:09

While the interview between Kim Jin-wook and Seoul Central District Prosecutor General Lee Seong-yoon was controversial, he explained that the request for an interview was not himself, but a lawyer.

In a statement sent to reporters on the 17th, the attorney of the District Prosecutor General said, “while submitting the lawyer’s opinion, the attorney applied for an interview with the Airborne Department.”

The lawyer said, “When we applied for an interview, it was because the airlifting office asked for’Let’s come out with the party (Lee District Prosecutor’s Office).’

The meeting between Chief Kim and Prosecutor Lee was revealed at the general meeting of the Legislative and Judicial Committee of the National Assembly the day before. Prosecutor Lee is the main suspect in the illegal departure ban case by Kim Hak-ei, former Vice Minister of Justice. It was controversial because it was confirmed that Kim had met with the prosecutor in person before the Ministry of Public Affairs relocated the case to the prosecution.

Regarding this, Director Kim said that the request for an interview came in through a lawyer and conducted an interview and basic investigation at the government office of the Ministry of Public Transport.

However, after a day, it was the lawyer who applied for an interview again, and he stepped out, saying that he had never applied for an interview. Controversy is likely to continue as the prosecutor’s clarification is as follows.