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Kwak Sang-do, who announced his resignation as a member of the National Assembly due to the controversy over his son's 5 billion won severance pay for Hwacheon Daeyu, lost his position as a member of the National Assembly. Yesterday (11th), the resignation bill was processed by the National Assembly, and the prosecution's investigation into former lawmaker Kwak, who has lost the privilege of non-arrest, is also expected to speed up.



Reporter Won Jong-jin reports.



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plenary session of the National Assembly held yesterday afternoon.



The resignation bill for Rep. Kwak Sang-do, who was the first to be voted on, was passed.



[Park Byeong-seok/President of National Assembly: We declare that it was passed with 194 votes, 41 negative votes, and 17 abstentions out of a total of 252 votes.] When



it became known that his son received 5 billion won from Hwacheon Daeyu, he announced his intention to resign as a member of the

National Assembly

After 40 days, he lost his seat.



With Kwak's resignation as a member of the National Assembly, the prosecution's investigation is also expected to gain momentum.



Rep. Kwak is suspected of exerting influence on Hana Bank when the consortium of Hwacheon Daeyu, which was formed with Hana Bank in the early days of the Daejang-dong development project, was on the verge of disintegration.



It is believed that Rep. Kwak, who was the then senior civil affairs officer, exerted influence to favor Hwacheon Daeyu, and in return received a large sum of money in the form of severance pay through his son.



It is also known that the prosecution made these allegations when they requested the first arrest warrant for Kim Man-bae, the owner of Hwacheon Daewoo.



Rep. Kwak is also suspected of exerting influence on reducing the area of ​​cultural heritage excavation, which could become an obstacle to the development of Daejang-dong.



The investigation team of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, which is investigating these allegations, is considering a plan to apply the charge of mediation to Kwak and summon him soon.



Immediately after the resignation bill was passed, Rep. Kwak posted on his social media account, saying he was sorry for the performance pay his son received, but he would definitely prove that he was not involved in any work related to the Daejang-dong development project and Hwacheon Daeyu.