“(Regarding the case of Kim Hak’s ban on departure), there is no fact that he ordered the Anyang branch not to be investigated or not to notify Suwon High Prosecutors’ Office.“
Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office, Lee Seong-yoon, who is suspected of instructing Kim Hak-e’s former Vice Minister of Justice to stop the investigation into the case of the ban on departure from the country, publicly revealed his position in relation to the case and actively countered it. At the time of the case of Kim Hak’s ban on departure in June 2019, Prosecutor Lee was the head of the Anti-Corruption and Power of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office. In particular, Prosecutor Lee mentioned the provision that if a prosecutor finds a crime suspect under the High-ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Service (KAI) Act, he must be repatriated to the air defense department, and argued that the prosecution’s investigation into this case could be a legal dispute.
Currently, Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office 3rd Criminal Division (Director Prosecutor Lee Jeong-seop) is investigating whether there was any illegal act in the process of banning Kim’s departure, and whether there was reduction or external pressure at the top of the investigation by Anyang District in 2019. In the process, Prosecutor Lee was notified of the summons by being designated as a party to reduce the investigation and external pressure through the media, but he refused to attend.
Lee Seong-yoon “There was no fact of talking or negotiating with the investigator at the time”
In a statement sent to the reporters on the 26th, Prosecutor Lee said, “I submitted a statement describing the situation at the time of (Kim Hak’s withdrawal ban) to the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office on this day.” It was reported to the Ministry of Anti-Corruption and Strength of the Great Sword through the usual procedure by the prosecutor of the branch office, and the command was conducted with the intention of’check with the Seoul East District Prosecutor’s Office on its own by Anyang branch.’ He added, “It is not the purpose of not to conduct an investigation, but to proceed with the necessary additional investigations as the Anyang branch office will do,” he added.
He then emphasized, “At the time, I was the head of the anti-corruption force and there was no direct contact with the investigative officials, such as the Anyang branch, in relation to the above case, and there were no related discussions.”
In addition, he explained that the reports of the investigation results of the Anyang District Office in July 2019 were all reported according to the spelling of the normal prosecution report.
In particular, in the report of the investigation result, the phrase “there is no further plan because the procedure for preparing related documents was in progress in an urgent situation at night, and the fact that the post-report to the Dongbu District Prosecutors’ Office was confirmed. I know it was written by checking with the Seoul East District Prosecutors’ Office, and I know that the specific phrase was not called by the Great Sword.”
Prosecutor Lee said, “If the Anyang District Office requires the approval of the Supreme Prosecutors in accordance with the guidelines for investigation of corruption crimes in order to investigate the case of the Prosecutor’s Emergency Departure Prosecutor, there was no request for approval. “No,” he said, “if the Great Swordsman prevented the investigation, at least the objection should have been made according to the Prosecutors’ Office Act and guidelines, but there was no objection in any formal or informal way.”
“Sorry to report as if the prosecution recognized my charges”
Prosecutor Lee also expressed dissatisfaction with the recent prosecutors’ investigation into him and related reports coming out one after another. Prosecutor Lee said, “Recently, it is regrettable that it is known as if the prosecution had recognized the criminal charges as’the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office was converted to a suspect’ only with the receipt of the charges of the Buddha statue. “He said.