Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office Lee Seong-yoon (Anti-Corruption/Strong Chief of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office at the time of the investigation into the alleged withdrawal of Kim Hak-ei). yunhap news
Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office, Lee Seong-yoon, who is suspicious of external pressure in the case of Kim Hak-e’s former Vice Minister of Justice, said that his case should not be handed over to the prosecution.
Prosecutor Lee said on the 3rd, “If the prosecutor finds a high-ranking public official’s crime and transfers to the airlift, the prosecution cannot get it back,” he said on the 3rd. On the morning of that day, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office 3rd Division (Director Jeong-seop Lee) announced that he would transfer the case of the District Prosecutor’s Office to the airlift. However, when the possibility of relocating the case handed over to the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office was discussed, considering the fact that the air defense agency did not have the personnel for investigation yet, the District Prosecutor Lee openly opposed it.
Prosecutor Lee referred to the provisions of the Airlifting Law, which states,’If a prosecutor’s suspected of a high-ranking public official’s crime must be transferred to the investigation office’ It is judged that it has been prescribed, so in this case, the prosecution should see that it cannot be returned.” In addition, it was argued that it was in line with the legislative purpose that it was a compulsory and compulsory regulation, so it was not possible to re-relocate the case to the prosecution at its discretion.
Prosecutor Lee received three summons from Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office after his status was changed to the suspect last month, but he did not respond. The reason was that the case should be transferred to the airlift.
Prosecutor Lee also reiterated the position that he had not commanded any of the investigations into the Anyang branch office or notified Suwon High Prosecutors’ Office when he was the head of the anti-corruption force of the great swordsman.
He said, “There was no fact of contacting or consulting with any investigative officials in the Anyang branch in relation to the above case. I emphasized.
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