On the 29th of last month, the prosecution came out of the Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management headquarters in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do after a search and seizure. On the same day, the prosecution began a full-scale investigation by seizing and searching the residences of the actual owners of Cheonhwa-dongin No. News 1
Yoo Dong-gyu, former head of the planning division of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, who is considered a key figure in the alleged ‘Daejang-dong development project preferential treatment’, completely denied the ’70 billion won contract’ that was raised by some. Previously, some media reported that there was a transcript of Yoo’s discussion about receiving 70 billion won from the Daejang-dong development profit.
On the 2nd, Yoo’s lawyer, former general manager, said, “The rumor of a 70 billion won contract is groundless.”
He denied the report that, in a transcript submitted to the prosecution by accountant Jeong Young-hak, when former general manager Yoo asked Hwacheon Daewoo to share the dividend income, Hwacheon Daewoo major shareholder Kim Man-bae discussed a plan to pay 70 billion won. Accountant Jeong is the owner of No. 5, Cheonhwa-dong, which received a large dividend for the development of Daejang-dong, Seongnam-si.
The lawyer said, “I partnered with Attorney Min-yong Jeong (former head of the investment business team of the Strategic Business Office of Seongnam City Corporation) in the natural fertilizer business, borrowing business funds and alimony for divorce using the company’s stock as collateral as collateral. It seems that the saying that there is is a misunderstanding.” “The actual borrowed money is about 1.18 billion won,” he added.
Regarding the allegation that former general manager Yoo slapped Jung Young-hak on the cheek, he said, “It is true that he was drunk, but it has nothing to do with this case.”
Meanwhile, the prosecution is analyzing the transcript submitted by Accountant Jeong. There is a possibility that the recording includes the process of participating in the Hwacheon Daewoo development project, the problem of distribution of dividend income, the process of recruiting legal counsel, and the lobbying situation. The investigation into the former general manager Yoo Dong-gyu, who was arrested the day before, is ongoing for the second day, and it is known that the prosecution will continue to interrogate the contents of the recording.
Maeng Ha-kyung reporter hkm07@hankookilbo.com
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