Timely request for arrest warrant for Jeong Jin-ganu
Consistent with statements made by key stakeholders
Submit evidence such as communications and account details
Jeong Jin-sang, head of the political affairs coordination office at the representative office of the Democratic Party, answers questions from reporters while attending the pre-arrest interrogation (warrant review) held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 18th. . Reporter Seong Dong-hun
The prosecution was found to have stated in the arrest warrant application for Jeong Jin-sang, head of the representative office of the Democratic Party’s Political Coordination Office, who was closest to Lee Jae-myeong, the leader of the Democratic Party, “and there are numerous physical evidences key points have been secured that match the statement of Yoo Dong-gyu, the former head of planning headquarters of the Seongnam Urban Development Corporation.” In addition, in relation to the charges against Chief Chung, the statements of the key people involved were all consistent, and details of communication transactions and accounts were presented as evidence.
According to the prosecution’s request for an arrest warrant for Chief Jung, secured by the Kyunghyang Shinmun on the 24th, the prosecution wrote the first requirement for arrest, ‘substantial reason to suspect that he has committed a crime’, and described physical and personal evidence obtained during the investigation. Prosecutors said, “Those involved in the overall process of creating, preparing, delivering, giving, and promising the bribe, including former boss Dong-gyu Yoo, attorney Wook Nam, accountant Young- hak Jeong, attorney Min-yong Jeong, CEO Ki-seong Lee, and Mr. I say I am humble and promised a share.”
At the same time, transcripts of conversations and calls of those involved in the incident (‘Jun Young-hak transcript’, etc.), text messages, calls and account transactions, details of inbound and outbound vehicles those involved in creation and delivery. money, location verification details and method of delivery of money and goods, and carrying Forensic evidence on the phone, PC, etc., and various documents were presented as evidence.
Prosecutors said, “Former boss Dong-gyu Yoo voluntarily stated that he gave money and goods,” and said he borrowed money to raise money for bribes, text messages related to money laundering, and official vehicle records and came in and out of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office to hand out bribes The clothes worn at the time and details of account transactions relating to the source of the bribes were presented as ‘a number of key physical evidences’. The prosecutors said, “Considering the process by which a number of objective evidences consistent with former general manager Dong-gyu Yoo’s statements were sequentially obtained, former general manager Dong-gyu Yoo’s testimony is credible right.”
As for Man-bae Kim, the main shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management, “he denied some of the crimes for fear of punishment, but he worked with accountant Young-hak Jeong to pay off Jin-sang’s boss Jeong, vice president Yong Kim, and former boss Dong-gyu Yoo (Chunhwa Dongin No. 1) The fact that we are discussing, I recognize the fact that I said that I should give 1/3 of the profit from Cheonhwa Dongin No. 1 to Yoo Dong -gyu, the former head of headquarters, and 2/3 to the ‘Donggyu brothers’ (Sung Principal Jeong Jin-ganu, Vice Principal Kim Yong).” Attorney Nam, who was concerned with the promise to give shares, also wrote that he admitted in detail to the fact that he had promised to give 24.5% of the profits from the shares in Cheonhwa Dongin No. 1 to the Chief Jung, Vice President Kim and Jeon Yu.
Prosecutors argued, “Former general manager Yoo Dong-gyu and attorney Nam-wook reveal the material truth even at the cost of their own punishment,” and “the credibility of these people’s statements very loud.”
On the 19th, chief judge Kim Se-yong in charge of warrants at the Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for Chief Jung, saying there was a risk of escape and destruction of evidence. On the 21st, after two days, Chung filed a request for a review of the need to arrest. The decision on whether or not to accept the application for suspension will be made on the same day.
According to the arrest warrant application, Chief Chung said during the prosecution’s investigation that there was no fact of conspiracy with director Yu Jeon in relation to the Wirye new town development project, and that there was no fact that he received money or valuables from to private contractors in Daejang-dong, such as attorney Nam, and was not promised a share in the project.
