The police investigating the 'Cheongdam-dong late-night drinking suspicion' suggested the possibility of summoning Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Eui-gyeom, who raised the suspicion.
The National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency said at a regular briefing on the 28th, "If necessary, we will proceed with the investigation" when asked if there was a plan to summon and investigate Congressman Kim.
Rep. Kim raised the suspicion that Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon held a late-night drinking party at a high-end bar in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu with President Yoon Seok-yeol and 30 lawyers from Kim & Chang on July 19-20 this year.
At the time, Rep. Kim revealed the contents of the call in which cellist A, who was at a drinking party, said this to his ex-boyfriend B, and YouTube media 'Citizen Press The Exploration' posted a video of the call on its YouTube channel.
In response, first lady Kim Gun-hee's fan cafe 'Geonsarang' and the conservative group 'New Hope Society' filed a complaint with the police last month against Rep. Kim and the officials of The Exploration Agency for defamation by timely false information.
In a police investigation, Mr. A stated, "I lied to deceive my ex-boyfriend," and the police also confirmed that Mr. A was not at the bar when there was a drinking party.
On the other hand, the reporters of The Tamsa went to the front door of a residential-commercial complex in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, which is the home of Minister Han the previous day, without permission, and was accused by Minister Han of trespassing on a joint residence.
Previously, this media was accused of chasing a minister's car on his way home from work and was investigated by the police.
The police said, "If we review the two cases and determine that they are related, we will merge them and process them." .