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Yesterday (10th), when Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myeong was investigated by the prosecution, Kim Seong-tae, former chairman of Ssangbangwool Group, who is considered a key figure in Lee's alleged payment of attorney fees, was arrested in Thailand.
The 'suspicion of payment of attorney's fees' is a suspicion that in 2018, when CEO Lee Jae-myung was governor of Gyeonggi Province, Ssangbangwool affiliates appointed the lawyer in charge of Lee's case as an outside director and handed over 2.3 billion won in attorney fees.
In the process, he is accused of embezzlement and breach of trust of company money, as well as suspicion of illegal remittance to North Korea.
This is reporter Bae Jun-woo's report.
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Former chairman Kim Seong-tae of Ssangbangbang was arrested by Thai police at around 7:50 last night at a golf course in Pathum Thani, near Bangkok, Thailand.
Yang Seon-gil, the current chairman of Ssangbangwool Group, was also arrested.
The two are known to have had no resistance at the time of their arrest.
The Suwon District Prosecutor's Office, which is conducting a comprehensive investigation into the Ssangbangwool group, immediately attempted to repatriate former chairman Kim, a key suspect.
However, former chairman Kim filed a lawsuit in the Thai court, claiming that he was not an illegal alien, making it difficult to repatriate right now.
The prosecution is in a hurry to extradite former Chairman Kim because he is a key suspect in various allegations related to the Ssangbangwool Group.
A typical case is the suspicion of paying attorney fees related to CEO Lee Jae-myung.
It is a suspicion that CEO Lee Jae-myung delivered 2.3 billion won in fees to Lee Jae-myeong's lawyer when he was on trial for a case of forced hospitalization of his brother during his tenure as governor of Gyeonggi-do in 2018.
Prosecutors suspect that the nature of bribery is strong.
Suspicions of illegal remittances to North Korea are also subject to investigation.
Ssangbangwool is also accused of taking 7.2 billion won of our money through China to North Korea for business in North Korea in 2019.
The Suwonji Sword has recently increased the level of pressure on former Chairman Kim and his aides by requesting arrest warrants for former Chairman Kim's younger brother and six people related to Ssangbangbang.
(Video editing: Kim Jun-hee, CG: Jeon Yoo-geun)
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