▲ On the morning of the 17th, Democratic Party lawmaker Noh Woong-rae held a press conference at the National Assembly Communications Building in Yeouido, Seoul, and expressed his position that he would “take my entire political life to prove my innocence” regarding the prosecution to search and seize his office in the National Assembly. 2022.11.17 Yonhap News / Yonhap News TV
On the 24th, Anti-Corruption Investigations Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office (Chief Kim Yeong-chul) conducted an additional seizure and search at the National Assembly office of Democratic Party lawmaker Noh Woong-rae, who is suspected of taking bribes and breaching the Political Fund Act.
Prosecutors sent prosecutors and investigators to Roh’s office in the National Assembly Members office this morning to secure email data from his computer.
In the Office of Integrated Maintenance of the National Assembly’s Information System in the main building of the National Assembly, the computer used by Rep. Roh while he was in the 20th Science, Technology, Broadcasting and Communication Committee of the National Assembly and a server containing related data. search for related data.
Representative Roh is accused of receiving a total of 60 million earned (bribery, brokerage bribery, violation of the Political Funds Act) from businessman Park Mo in the name of election expenses for the 21st National Assembly between February and November 2020.
Prosecutors believe that Mr. Park presented money to Representative Roh and asked for prompt progress in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s actual demand verification process for the complex logistics development project, support for the solar power project, and personnel personnel from the head of the local tax office and the executives of Korea East-West Power Co., Ltd.
▲ On the 16th, prosecutors await a search and seizure at Democratic Party lawmaker Noh Woong-rae’s office in Yeouido, Seoul, on charges of bribery and violation of the Political Funds Act. 2022.11.16 Yonhap News
On the 16th and 18th, the prosecution previously seized and searched his house and the office of the National Assembly, and at home, he secured a bundle of about 300 million won in cash and is analyzing whether the Park’s money is mixed.
Mr. Park is the person who gave 940 million won in the name of illegal political money to Lee Jung-geun (in custody and indictment) the former general secretary of the Democratic Party.
The prosecution intends to call and investigate Representative Roh as a suspect after completing the analysis of seized items and investigation of witnesses.
On the other hand, Representative Roh’s side protested, saying that the prosecution was investigating ‘stigmatisation’.
Reporter Kang Min-hye
