ノ is ‘Daejang-dong’, and 與 is ‘indictment’… Ministry of Justice Inspector General, battle against allegations from beginning to end

At the Ministry of Justice state audit on the 5th, the opposition parties exchanged disputes over suspicions of ‘preferential treatment for the Daejang-dong development project’ by Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung during the administration of Seongnam Mayor on the 5th and the suspicion of ‘indictment’ during the tenure of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol. It was reminiscent of a proxy battle between two powerful presidential candidates from the ruling and opposition parties.

Lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties belonging to the Legislative and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly had a fierce battle from the beginning of the National Assembly held at the National Assembly that day. Officials from other audited institutions, such as the Korea Legal Aid Corporation, were sent out and only officials from the Ministry of Justice entered the meeting room to conduct the audit.

The People’s Power launched an offensive, pointing to this governor as the body of the Daejang-dong suspicion. Rep. Jo Su-jin said, “The core of the suspicion of Daejang-dong is that a private company designed a strange design to receive close to 1 trillion won.” Assemblyman Yoo Sang-beom also said, “The governor only talks about the responsibility of the manager as it is an employee’s deviation, but I suspect that there was at least an tacit approval of Yoo Dong-gyu (former head of the planning division of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation). It has to be done,” he said.

The prosecution’s ‘tail cutting’ type of investigation was also raised. Rep. Kwon Seong-dong said, “The four people close to the branch are Jeong Jin-sang (former Seongnam City Policy Office Manager), Yoo Dong-gyu, Lee Young-jin (Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation Headquarters), and Kim Yong (former Gyeonggi-do Provincial Government Spokesperson). The person who appointed Gyeonggi Tourism Organization as president is Jae-myung Lee,” he said, urging an investigation into this branch.

The ruling party aimed at ex-president Yoon over allegations of indictment. Democratic Party lawmakers argued that the prosecution moved systematically by listing the circumstances before and after April 3 last year, in chronological order, when the allegations were raised. Rep. Kim Young-bae said, “After Son Jun-seong took office, he systematically inspected politicians, judges, and civilians for three months. “I tried to defend the allegations raised,” he said.

Suspicions have also been raised that the alleged manipulation of the economic evaluation of the Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 was caused by the accusation. Rep. Kim Yong-min said, “At the time when the People’s Power reported this case, it was under audit, and I don’t know if I had time to write a complaint in two days.” It was pointed out that October 22, last year, when the People’s Power filed a complaint against the former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Baek Un-gyu, was the day the Board of Audit and Inspection sent the investigation reference to the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office after announcing the results of the Wolsong nuclear power plant incident.

Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye said, “Whether there is a preference in the design process of the project, whether a large amount of money was mobilized for lobbying, the role of a lawyer, and the process of stranded public development are the core of the overall suspicion,” said Justice Minister Park Beom-gye. said. Regarding the allegation of the accused, he said, “Inspection is in progress in various parts, and the Ministry of Justice is planning to participate in some part in the future.” Regarding the opposition’s argument for introducing a special prosecutor, he said, “At this point in the presidential election, the process of negotiating, appointing a special prosecutor and starting an investigation will take a long time.” reconfirmed.

Ahn Aram reporter oneshot@hankookilbo.com