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It was revealed that the indictment of Kim Man-bae (indicted under arrest), a major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management, contained content that former Prosecutor General Kim Soo-nam discussed concealing criminal proceeds related to the Daejang-dong incident with Mr. Kim. Prosecutors believe that Mr. Kim concealed a total of 39 billion won in criminal proceeds by using the criminal case lawyer introduced by former president Kim as if he were a ‘butler’.
According to the legal community on the 14th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office’s Anti-Corruption Investigation Division 1 (Chief Prosecutor Eom Hee-joon) arrested and indicted Kim on charges of violating the Criminal Proceeds Concealment Regulations Act, teacher destroying evidence, teacher concealing evidence, and violation of the Farmland Act on the 8th. It is known that
The prosecution stated in the indictment that Mr. Kim had a meeting with former President Kim at a cafe in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on September 14, 2021, when suspicions of Daejang-dong began to arise.
At the time, the prosecution judged that Mr. Kim acted astutely to protect the proceeds of crime in Daejang-dong when news spread that he received 5 billion won in severance pay from the son of former Congressman Sang-do Kwak and submitted the transcript of Jeong Young-hyap to the prosecution.
It is known that at the meeting with former President Kim, they discussed countermeasures, such as recommending a lawyer from the law firm Pacific Law to Mr. Kim as his criminal case lawyer.
The prosecution judged that Mr. Kim, who was introduced to Attorney A, used him like a ‘butler’ and concealed a total of 39 billion won in criminal proceeds.
The prosecution is also said to have included in the indictment that Mr. Kim ordered Hwacheon Daeyu co-representative Lee Han-seong and Hwacheon Daeyu director and former vice chairman Choi Woo-hyang through lawyer A to conceal the proceeds of crime.
It was also revealed that Mr. Kim was concerned about the possibility of a tax investigation by the National Tax Service. According to the indictment, he asked Attorney A to find out the trends of the Seoul Regional Tax Service, and when he received information that the National Tax Service would investigate soon, he withdrew a check and ordered the purchase of additional farmland.
Mr. Kim was also found to have used Attorney A as a ‘communication window’ with the political world. As concerns about political personnel grew due to the release of the transcript of Jung Young-hak, Mr. Kim received a message from a political person through lawyer A to the effect of ‘don’t worry, he will take good care of you at the camp’.
Prosecutors are continuing an additional investigation into the so-called ‘5 billion club’ suspicions regarding political lobbying against Mr. Kim. Former President Kim is mentioned as one of the figures of the ‘5 Billion Club’ appearing in the transcript of accountant Jung Young-hak, owner of Cheonhwa-dong No. 5.
It is known that former President Kim only introduced the law firm, and has not received or promised 5 billion won. He also denied any involvement in the concealment of criminal proceeds.
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- Jang Hanji
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