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It was reported that the prosecution, who is tracking the flow of funds of Mr. Kim Man-bae, a major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu, confirmed that an additional 300 million won had flowed to the Hankyoreh newspaper executive in addition to the previously known 600 million won.
This is Reporter Ha Jung-yeon.
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In the process of tracing the funds related to Kim Man-bae, the prosecution found out that four checks worth 150 million won were sent to the Hankyoreh executive in the first half of 2019.
However, it was confirmed that an additional 300 million won was transferred in the form of a check at the same time.
It is said that the money that flowed from Kim's side to this executive reached 900 million won.
Attorney Nam Wook, who worked with the Daejang-dong project, said in a prosecutor's investigation, "In 2019, Mr. Kim decided to buy a house for a reporter from the Hankyoreh." I have stated.
The executive and Mr. Kim's side did not give any answer to the SBS inquiry asking how and why the 300 million won was delivered.
The Hankyoreh newspaper said, "Tomorrow, we will receive a statement and evidence from the executive concerned and open a fact-finding committee to investigate even the additional 300 million won."
In the midst of this, the prosecution recently summoned and investigated Lee Seong-moon, former CEO of Hwacheon Daeyu, who was Kim's aide.
Lee was questioned about the whereabouts of the funds that Mr. Kim believed to be hidden, and the prosecution's pressure aimed at Mr. Kim, who continued to remain silent, such as investigating his aides one after another and finding out the whereabouts of the money that flowed to journalists, seems to be increasing.
Kim's trial, which was suspended due to self-harm, will resume on the 13th, and attention is paid to what kind of testimony Kim will present at the trial.
(Video editing: Kim Jun-hee, CG: Ryu Sang-soo · Jang Seong-beom)