While former Ssangbangwool Group Chairman Kim Seong-tae, the real owner of Ssangbangwool Group, is about to enter the country, the prosecution plans to send investigators to Thailand to directly take over former chairman Kim's case from the authorities.
The 6th Criminal Division of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office plans to execute an arrest warrant for former chairman Kim immediately after boarding the flag plane.
Prosecutors received an arrest warrant from the court for embezzlement and other charges prior to requesting an Interpol red notice for former chairman Kim last year.
Yang Seon-gil, the current chairman of Ssangbangwool Group, who was arrested along with former chairman Kim, will also go through the same process.
It is known that former Chairman Kim will board the national flag plane at around 0:50 am on the 17th and arrive at Incheon International Airport around 8 am.
Afterwards, he will be transported directly to the Suwon District Prosecutor's Office in the prosecution's convoy.
Prosecutors plan to continue the investigation of former chairman Kim as soon as possible because they must request an arrest warrant within 48 hours after the execution of the arrest warrant.
Ssangbangwool Group embezzlement and breach of trust, former Gyeonggi-do Peace Vice Governor Lee Hwa-young's bribery, foreign exchange transaction law violation by smuggling dollars into China, capital market law violation, and several other charges that have already been indicted and tried or investigated are expected to be investigated. .
In addition, it is expected that an investigation will be conducted on the suspicion of paying attorney fees for Lee Jae-myung, the representative of the Democratic Party, and whether the cash smuggled out to China flowed into North Korea.
Prosecutors are also reviewing measures to ban interviews with former chairman Kim except for his lawyer.
In the case of a case with many accomplices, the purpose is to prevent interviews during the detention period due to concerns such as leaking investigation secrets.
Mr. A, former chairman Kim's 'safety keeper', who was also caught in Thailand a month before former chairman Kim, changed his position to return to Korea after the arrest of former chairman Kim, and is known to continue a lawsuit in Thailand to refuse repatriation.