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Former chairman Kim Seong-tae, who was extradited to Korea, is being investigated by the prosecution for the second day.

First of all, the prosecution is focusing on the suspicion of creating slush funds, and our coverage results confirmed that former chairman Kim is passing the responsibility on to Mr.

Mr. Kim is the so-called double-drop vault keeper.



This is the first news, reporter Bae Jun-woo's exclusive report.



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Ssangbangwool issued convertible bonds worth KRW 20 billion twice in 2018 and 2019.



The purchases were a paper company within the group in which former chairman Kim was the majority shareholder, and two companies owned by relatives.



Prosecutors believe that former chairman Kim raised a large amount of slush funds through companies under his influence, but former chairman Kim has always denied it.



[Kim Seong-tae/Former Chairman of Ssangbang-ul: What kind of slush fund can you make to make convertible bonds in a company?]



The prosecution intensively investigated this part in yesterday (17th) and today's investigation, It was confirmed that the responsibility was passed on to Mr. Kim, head of the Finance and Economy Headquarters.



It was confirmed that former Chairman Kim made a statement to the effect that "the formation, design and operation of the fund is the head of the Finance and Economy Headquarters, and he himself does not know it well."



As group chairman, he was involved in the big frame decision, but he denied the allegations to the effect that he did not know the details.



The safe deposit keeper Kim Mo, who is also the former brother-in-law of former chairman Kim, is a key figure in investigating the suspicion of creating a slush fund and the purpose of the money, so the prosecution has also worked hard to repatriate it to Korea.



It is also considered a key to cover the suspicion of paying attorney fees for Lee Jae-myeong, the representative of 2 billion won, through the process of illegal remittance to North Korea and the issuance of convertible bonds.



In December of last year, Mr. Kim, who was arrested and imprisoned in Thailand for illegal stay, expressed his intention to return until recently, but it was confirmed that he suddenly reversed his intention to return immediately after the arrest of former Chairman Kim.



The prosecution plans to expedite Kim's repatriation as soon as possible in consultation with Thai authorities.



(Video coverage: Kim Nam-seong, Video editing: Choi Eun-jin, CG: Son Seung-pil)



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