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Another person the prosecution is paying attention to, Kim Seong-tae, former chairman of Ssangbang-wool, will return to Korea tomorrow (17th).
For more information, let's find out by connecting Correspondent Kim Ji-wook, who is in Thailand.
Correspondent Kim, former chairman Kim Seong-tae, have you moved to the airport now?
Where are you?
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Former Chairman Kim Seong-tae is still staying at the Bangkok Foreigner Detention Center behind me.
After being escorted to Suvarnabhumi Airport overnight, he will be repatriated on an Asiana flight at around 2:50 am Korean time tomorrow, about 7 hours later.
This afternoon, the Korean Prosecutor's Office, the Embassy, and the Thai Immigration Office met to discuss how to get Kim to the airport under tight security.
A little while ago, a convoy was spotted arriving at the foreigner shelter here.
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You will be investigated as soon as you enter Korea, so what will the prosecution focus on?
<Reporter>
As he stands at the apex of all sorts of corruption and suspicion surrounding the Ssangbangwool Group, there are many things to investigate.
First of all, the charges of embezzlement of company money of 10 billion won and breach of trust of 400 billion won, which were indicated early in the arrest warrant, are counted first.
Also under investigation is the suspicion that he smuggled $6.4 million of his personal money to China and handed it over to North Korean figures.
In addition, the prosecution plans to confirm the allegation that Lee Jae-myeong, the representative of the Democratic Party, paid attorney fees in connection with the election law violation case.
In a media interview yesterday, former Chairman Kim said that he had never met or talked to CEO Lee, and that his life was ruined because of Lee Jae-myung.
Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon downplayed the interview with former Chairman Kim.
[Han Dong-hoon/Minister of Justice: It has been common in the past to select a media outlet to convey one's position right before returning to Korea, conduct a one-way interview, and send a kind of matching signal to the people involved.] The
local helper we met in Thailand was “Former Chairman Kim said he had never met CEO Lee, but had made a phone call.”
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If former chairman Kim gets on a plane in a few hours, he will arrive in Korea around tomorrow morning. So, are you going straight from the airport to the prosecution?
<Reporter>
Yes, after arriving at Incheon International Airport at around 8:05 am tomorrow, you will be transported directly to the Suwon District Prosecutor's Office in a prosecutor's convoy.
The prosecution plans to hurry the investigation because they have to request an arrest warrant within 48 hours, which is the deadline for arrest.
(Video coverage: Kim Nam-seong, video editing: Park Ki-deok)