▲ Lawyer Jeong Min-yong


Dong-gyu Yoo, former head of the planning headquarters of the Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, testified in court that Cheonhwa Dongin No. 1, which was invested in the Daejang-dong development project, was said to be 'for old age preparation' by Lee Jae-myeong, the representative of the Democratic Party of Korea.



Attorney Min-yong Jeong, who wrote the guidelines for the Daejang-dong development project under former head Yoo, testified as a witness at the trial on charges of breach of trust in Daejang-dong, which was held on the 16th at the trial of the 22nd part of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Settlement (Chief Judge Lee Jun-cheol).



When the prosecution asked, "Have you ever said that former director Yoo had money to receive from Kim Man-bae in relation to Cheonhwa Dongin No. 1 in November 2020?" Jeong replied, "Yes. He said that Cheonhwa Dongin No. 1 belonged to Yoo." I answered.



Then, when the prosecution asked, "Didn't you say that Yoo, along with Jung Jin-sang and Kim Yong, has a stake in Cheonhwa Dongin No. 1?" I said it like this."



When asked by the prosecution about how much former head Yoo specifically mentioned, Chung replied, "About 40 billion won."



Previously, Mr. Nam also testified to a similar effect at the trial of this case in November of last year.



At the time, Mr. Nam claimed that Cheonhwa Dongin No. 1 had "representative Lee's shares" such as Kim Yong, former vice president of the Democratic Research Institute, and Jeong Jin-sang, former head of the political coordination office of the party's representative office. ,



Prosecutors also asked Chung how he overturned some of the prosecution's statements in the last trial.



Prosecutors said, "During the investigation of the suspect, he said, 'At the time of writing the guidelines for the Daejang-dong development project, I consulted with the accountant Jeong Young-hak about the land to be received for the construction,' but reversed it on the last trial date, saying, 'Actually, there was no consultation.'"



Mr. Jeong said, "At the time of the prosecution's investigation, it was because it was judged that it was advantageous to make a statement according to the statement of Mr. Jeong or Mr. Nam."



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