It is known that lawyer Nam-wook, a key figure in the Daejang-dong development lobbying and favoritism allegations, is coordinating his return schedule with the prosecution early next week.
According to the prosecution today (14th), the large law firm that appointed the male lawyer recently sent a notice of appointment of an attorney to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.
The prosecution is known to have requested that he return to Korea as soon as possible within the next week while negotiating a specific entry date with his lawyer.
Prosecutors plan to secure a new recruit as soon as lawyer Nam arrives at Incheon International Airport and start an investigation.
Attorney Nam has been leading the Daejang-dong development project since 2009.
At that time, when the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) promoted Daejang-dong public development, he was prosecuted after receiving money from the real estate developer to help convert it into private development.
After LH gave up public development, he bought the surrounding land for private development and persuaded landowners directly.
In 2014, when Seongnam Mayor Lee Jae-myung switched to public-private joint development in 2014, he participated in the development project implementation company with Kim Man-bae, the major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu, and received a dividend of about KRW 170 million.
He left the country just before the allegations of large-scale Dongguk and stayed in the United States with his family.
Regarding the lobbying allegations of Hwacheon Daeyu in a recent media interview, he said, "We talked about '35 billion won lobbying cost' amongst ourselves. It's a story that we agreed to give 5 billion won to 7 people. “If you look at the article, everyone appears,” he explained.
In addition, when asked if Mr. Kim is the real owner of Hwacheon Daewoo, he said, "I heard from Mr. Kim that he also owns a stake in General Manager Yoo Dong-gyu." high claimed.
Regarding Cheonhwa-dongin No. 1, he said, "I heard from Mr. Kim that it is not me (Manbae Kim)," and about the remarks of 'him' in the transcript, he emphasized, "I do not remember that Mr. .
Prosecutors are planning to check all allegations surrounding the development of Daejang-dong against him as lawyer Nam is one of the four key figures in the allegation along with former general manager Yoo, Mr. Kim, and accountant Jeong Young-hak.