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Kim Man-bae, the owner of Hwacheon Daeyu, who is considered a key figure in the suspicion of preferential treatment in Daejang-dong, has appeared in the prosecution and is being investigated. Kim Man-bae is accused of bribing former head of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, Dong-gyu Yoo, who has already been arrested. Prior to the prosecution's investigation, Mr. Kim denied the allegations surrounding him, saying that there was no illegal monetary transaction or political lobbying.



By Park Chan-beom.



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Man-bae, the owner of Hwacheon Daewoo, who oversaw the Daejang-dong development project, appeared at the prosecution on the morning of the 11th as a suspect.



I was investigated by the police two weeks ago, but this is the first time I have been investigated by the prosecutor's office.



[Kim Manbae/Owner of Hwacheon Daeyu: I am very sorry for causing such a commotion.]



Mr. Kim argued that various allegations based on the transcripts submitted to the prosecution by accountant Jeong Young-hak were not true.



[Kim Man-bae / Owner of Hwacheon Daeyu: Many suspicions are due to the transcripts intentionally recorded and edited by a specific person during the conflict over the distribution of profits.] In



particular, Cheonhwa, who is suspected of being the responsibility of former general manager Yoo Dong-gyu or a third person He refuted the lobbying allegations by emphasizing that Dongin No. 1 belonged to him.



[Kim Manbae / Hwacheon Daeyu Owner: (Who is the real owner of 'Cheonhwadongin No. 1'?) That's me.]



Before and after the Supreme Court's acquittal in Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung's election law violation case, he dismissed the allegation that he had influenced the outcome of the trial by visiting Justice Kwon Soon-il's office.



[Kim Manbae/Owner of Hwacheon Daeyu: I don't think the Korean judiciary is in a place where the world's luxuryists can guess and mix things up.] The



5 billion won severance pay paid to the son of Assemblyman Kwak Sang-do is in accordance with the company regulations. When asked what made the luxurious legal advisory group, he explained that it was his level of defense.



(Video coverage: Seo Jin-ho, Video editing: Lee Seung-hee)