The Ministry of Justice said that it is considering the formation of a separate investigation team, saying that it has confirmed that the prosecution's investigation was insufficient as a result of a personal investigation of former Star Mobility Chairman Kim Bong-hyun, who made a statement regarding the'Lime Asset Management (Lime) situation'.
The Ministry of Justice today (18), "Recently reported through the media,'entertainment and payment of money to prosecutors and investigators', and'a billion-dollar cash lobby against opposition politicians from the prosecutor's office', President Kim made a statement to the prosecution. Even though they did, the suspicious investigation was not properly conducted.
The Ministry of Justice conducted a direct investigation of CEO Kim for three days from the 16th to today, when the documents of CEO Kim were released.
In particular, the Ministry of Justice said, "Even though the Prosecutor General was directly involved in the selection of the Lime case investigation prosecutors and made thorough investigations several times, there are suspicions that he did not conduct a thorough investigation even after receiving reports of abuse of specific opposition politicians and prosecutors."
He emphasized that "the suspicion cannot be ruled out, and the subject and method of the investigation are being reviewed separately from the ongoing prosecution, taking into account the results of the investigation so far and the contents of allegations of misconduct."
Former Star Mobility Chairman Kim Bong-hyun (46, detention prosecution), who was previously pointed out as the main culprit of the Lime crisis, claimed that he had lobbied to incumbent prosecutors through the'in prison entrance door'.
Former Chairman Kim said, "Last July, I received 10 million won worth of alcohol to three incumbent prosecutors through the former attorney A. I was introduced to prosecutors who would later join the Lime investigation team at the dinner party. I participated in" insisted.
Former Chairman Kim also lobbied against opposition politicians and told the prosecution, but said the investigation had not proceeded properly.