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Ahead of the general election in April of last year, an executive at the Supreme Prosecutor's Office asked the prosecutors to file a complaint against politicians with passports, and suspicions were raised that he had handed over a letter of accusation and evidence to an opposition member of the National Assembly candidate. At that time, the head of the prosecution was Yoon Seok-yeol. While the parties denied the allegations, Prosecutor General Kim Oh-su ordered a fact-finding investigation.
First of all, this is reporter Bae Jun-woo.
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Just before the general election in April last year, Prosecutor Son Jun-seong, an aide to Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, delivered an accusation document containing the names of feminist politicians to Rep.
A photograph of the judgment attached as evidence was also posted along with the indictment letter.
Three people were accused: Yoo Shi-min, chairman of the Roh Moo-hyung Foundation, Choi Kang-wook, and Hwang Hee-seok, a candidate for the Open Democratic Party.
According to the media, the complaint contained in the complaint that they interfered in media reports and damaged the reputation of former President Yoon, his spouse Kim Kun-hee, and Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon.
It is said that the prosecutor's officer asked the opposition party to file a accusation against them, and in particular, he mentioned the possibility of a connection with the former president Yoon, citing the fact that this executive is the closest to the prosecutor general.
However, he added that the actual accusation did not proceed.
Prosecutor Sohn, who was designated as the person who sent the document, denied the report, saying, "The allegation is not true at all, and there is nothing to explain because I do not know anything about it."
In addition, Rep. Kim, who was designated as the person who received the report, said, "If I had received the report, I would have handed it over to the party immediately, but I don't remember it because it was during the election."
Prosecutor-General Kim Oh-soo immediately ordered the Inspection Department to investigate the facts as the matter referred to an incumbent prosecutor.
Justice Minister Park Beom-gye also expressed concern, saying it is a serious matter related to the political neutrality of the prosecution.
[Park Beom-gye/Minister of Justice: The Supreme Prosecutor's Office has instructed the president to check the facts, so the Ministry of Justice should keep an eye on it.] The
possibility of revisiting the investigation at the Ministry of Justice cannot be ruled out according to the fact-finding results of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office.
(Video coverage: Kim Heung-sik, Seo Jin-ho, Video editing: Lee Seung-jin)
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