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The Democratic Party is strongly protesting yesterday (19th) when the prosecution arrested Kim Yong, deputy director of the Institute for Democracy, who is considered to be the closest aide to Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party.
Prosecutors plan to request an arrest warrant for Kim Yong-yong, who is accused of receiving 800 million won from the Daejang-dong gang.
Today's news is first, let's take a look at the breaking news of the prosecution investigation.
Connect with reporters from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.
Reporter Park Chan-geun, the prosecution said they had a statement to prove the charges. So, when do you expect to file a warrant?
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Vice President Yong Kim is under intense investigation for the second day.
Arrested suspects will have to claim or release an arrest warrant within 48 hours, so a warrant will most likely be claimed tonight.
Prosecutors are investigating the allegation of receiving 800 million won from Daejang-dong and other members of the Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, including Dong-gyu Dong, the former head of the Seongnam Urban Development Corporation.
Deputy Director Kim denies the allegations, but the prosecution is known to have secured statements acknowledging the allegations: Nam-wook, who raised the money, Jeong Min-yong, who was involved in the delivery, and Yoo Dong-gyu, the former general manager, who finally handed the money.
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There will be more investigations in the future, but did the prosecution use the expression “election funds” in the arrest warrant?
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Yes, it is known that in the arrest warrant of the prosecution, Deputy Director Kim specified the nature of the money received from former general manager Yoo as 'election funds'.
However, it is reported that there was no mention of the purpose of use, such as whether the money was delivered to Lee Jae-myung or whether it was used to fund Lee's presidential election.
When an arrest warrant is issued, which will be claimed soon, the investigation into President Lee's presidential election funds will begin in earnest along with the prosecution's investigation into the use case.
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Prosecutors must be well aware that the results of the investigation can have a huge impact on the political arena. How is the atmosphere of the investigation team?
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As it is a sensitive investigation aimed at the representative of a large opposition party, the prosecution is also extremely sensitive.
He seemed to care about security, such as even the public affairs office of the Seoul Central Prosecutor's Office rarely answering calls from reporters.
However, they are confident in proving the charges in that they have been issued arrest warrants and residence seizure warrants that strictly look at conditions such as criminal circumstances and grounds.
(On-site moderator: Kim Dae-cheol, video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)