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Yesterday (9th), while the search and seizure of Director Jeong Jin-sang, who is the closest aide to Lee Jae-myung, was carried out, the circumstances supporting the prospect that the prosecution's investigation will eventually lead to Lee was confirmed through the search and seizure warrant of Director Jeong.

Prosecutors are known to suspect that 400 million won was exchanged in the name of Lee's 2014 re-election fund, but Jeong Jin-sang refuted it.



Reporter Hong Young-jae on the sidewalk.



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The search warrant for Jeong Jin-sang, leader of the Democratic Party's political affairs coordination office, is about 30 pages long, and details the circumstances in which Chief Jung and Kim Yong-yong, deputy director of the Institute for Democracy, were in close contact with businessmen in Daejang-dong, including Nam-wook and Kim Man-bae.



There are also several passages suggesting that the prosecution's investigation will be directed to CEO Lee Jae-myung.



Prosecutors, who defined Jeong Jin-sang and Lee Jae-myung as a 'political community', announced that the warrant contained the allegation that lawyer Nam Wook provided 400 million won to former general manager Yoo Dong-gyu and Chung Dong-gyu in the name of funds for Lee's 2014 re-election of Seongnam Mayor. I lost.



Prosecutors estimate that the real estate sales agency received an inflated service fee from Hoban Construction, the construction company of the Wirye new town, and turned it over as a slush fund.



However, it was reported that the suspicion of receiving election funds was contained in the part explaining the close relationship, not the fact of the allegation.



It was also discovered that Daejang-dong business owners mobilized religious groups for Lee's re-election.



At the suggestion of Mr. Kim Man-bae, former general manager Yoo met with officials of religious organizations and asked them to help with the election by handing them money.



Based on these contents, the prosecution requested a search and seizure warrant and an arrest warrant for Jung, but the arrest warrant was dismissed by the court.



Director Jeong countered, "The prosecution is making a crime that does not exist with the 'Sam In Sungho'.



Director Jung is known to be adjusting the schedule to appear at the prosecution next week.



(Video editing: Seunghee Lee, CG: Sooin Jo)