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The substantive examination of the warrant against Bae, who has been considered a key figure in relation to the 'suspicion of corporate card misuse' by Kim Hye-kyung, wife of Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung, started a little while ago.

We will connect with reporters who are on-site to hear more details.



Reporter Ji-wook Kim, is Mr. Bae still denying the allegations?



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Yes, the substantive examination of the warrant for Mr. Bae, who is the key figure in the 'Gyeonggi-do corporate card misappropriation' case, started at 10:30 am today (30th) and is in progress as a private hearing.



Bae, who arrived at the court earlier, went into the courtroom avoiding the reporters, and the SBS reporter who met in front of the court asked if he admitted the charges, but Bae did not answer.



Bae is known to have served as an assistant to his spouse Kim Hye-kyung while working as a special administrative officer in the general affairs department from July 2018 to September last year, when Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader, served as the governor of Gyeonggi-do.



Police believe that Bae paid for Kim Hye-kyung's personal items and food with a Gyeonggi-do corporate card in the process.



Bae is also accused of providing meals to Democratic Party-related figures during last year's presidential election and publicizing false information that he did not follow Kim's private instructions.



However, at the substantive examination of the warrant, it is known that Bae is denying these allegations.



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Once the decision on whether to arrest or not, the results of the related investigation will come out soon, right?



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Yes, it seems that the court will listen to both sides' positions during the court review, review the contents, and make a conclusion later this afternoon.



Whether or not Bae, the key figure in this case, is arrested will also affect the outcome of the investigation into Kim Hye-kyung.



As the statute of limitations on the case is the 9th of next month, the police plan to finish the investigation before that.