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Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader who was present at the prosecution regarding the Seongnam FC donation allegations, returned home after being investigated for 12 hours.

Representative Lee Jae-myeong said, "It is clear that there will be prosecution anyway," and "the truth will eventually be covered in court."



First news, reporter Kim Sang-min reports.



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Representative Lee Jae-myeong left the Seongnam branch of the Suwon District Prosecutor's Office at around 10:40 pm last night (10th) after completing the prosecution's investigation for about 12 hours.



After shaking hands with members of the National Assembly who were waiting in front of the front door on the first floor of the government building, he revealed that the prosecution presented various materials during the investigation, but there was nothing convincing.



[Lee Jae-myeong/Democratic Party Representative: It is clear that the answer will be decided anyway and the prosecution will be carried out, and many of those points were felt during the investigation.

In the end, the truth will be covered up in court.]



In yesterday's investigation, the prosecution and CEO Lee confronted each other over whether 'unfair solicitation' and 'relationship in return' were the key to establishing the 'third party bribery charge' that CEO Lee is receiving. .



Based on data obtained during the investigation, the prosecution found that Doosan Engineering & Construction, Naver, and Cha Medical Center made improper requests regarding various authorizations and permits while CEO Lee was mayor of Seongnam. They questioned whether they had sent 'sponsor money' to the FC.



Representative Lee, who submitted a written statement of about 10 pages in advance prior to the investigation, said that there was no improper solicitation for authorization or permission in the first place, and that he had never asked for donations in return. They argued that it was a normal advertisement fee.



It is known that CEO Lee skipped dinner and thoroughly checked the records after conducting the investigation.



After reviewing the contents of the investigation, the prosecution plans to decide whether to request an arrest warrant or indictment for the suspicion of sponsoring Seongnam FC.



(Video coverage: Kim Seung-tae, Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)