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the center of the Daejang-dong development project is an asset management company called Hwacheon Daeyu. In particular, the company's advisory list includes the names of former Supreme Court Justices and former special prosecutors, and it has been confirmed that lawyer Lee Kyung-jae, who defended Choi Soon-sil, now renamed Choi Seo-won, also served as advisor. Justice Minister Park Beom-gye said that there were a lot of unusually large numbers of lawyers, and he doubted whether they played an important role.



Reporter Lee Hyun-young covered the story.



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current and former advisors of Hwacheon Daeyu, who have been identified so far.



Former Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il, former Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo, and former Suwon District Prosecutor's Office Chief Chan-woo Kang.



However, a key official from Hwacheon Daewoo told SBS reporter that "Lee Kyung-jae, who defended Choi Soon-sil, who changed his name to Choi Seo-won, is Hwacheon Daeyu's first advisory lawyer," and "I am still working."



“I have been serving as an advisor since 2017,” Lee said.



[Lee Kyung-jae / Attorney: (I am the major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu) I have known each other since 1995 when I was the first detective at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office. If you count 26 years, wouldn't it be enough to explain that much.]



The name of former Prosecutor General Kim Soo-nam is also mentioned, but Kim said, "It is not an individual qualification, but the law firm to which he belongs in the past signed a contract with Hwacheon Daeyu as an advisor." clarified.



A situation in which the names of lawyers who are called naero appear one after another in the Hwacheon Daeyu advisory group.



The justice minister, who attended the National Assembly, said it was "unusual."



[Bakbeomgye / Minister of Justice: The case is specific enough, and the lawyers have appeared much, They are having such a doubt one ahninya will play a very important role.]



[Yiyunwoo attorneys / The Lawyers' Association chief spokesperson: such as Hwacheon Daeyoo In the case of a small real estate company, it is not only unusual to have multiple senior executives as advisors...

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In the midst of this, Yoo Dong-gyu, head of the planning division of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation at the time, denied the allegations that he was the designer of the Daejang-dong development profit-sharing structure in a media interview, arguing that he was not an aide to Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung.



(Video coverage: Kim Heung-gi, video editing: Park Sun-sun)