Ruling party lawmaker claims that the Lim bailout scandal was fabricated by lawyers and JTBC (South Korea)

On the 25th, Kwon Seong-dong, a member of the ruling People Power Party, claimed that the allegations surrounding the bailout of Lim Seong-geun, former commander of the 1st Marine Division, were fabricated and called for a national investigation.
The allegations are that Lee Jung-ho, former president of Black Pearl Investment, contacted the president to support former division commander Lim in connection with the death of Corporal C in the line of duty.
He asserted that the allegations were fabricated by lawyers and the media company JTBC, and called for action to uncover the truth.
The government released a recording of a phone call with Kim Gyu-hyeon, a lawyer who is the legal representative of the former head of the investigation team. Rep. Kwon called for the party to "promote a national investigation and request the investigative agencies to carry out an investigation."
Attorney Kim is the person who reported the allegations of Lim's bailout to the High-ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Agency. When JTBC reported this, the KakaoTalk messages of the golf club that Lim had participated in were posted.
A recording of a call between Lee Jung-ho, former CEO of Black Pearl Investment, who is also a participant in the group chat, and lawyer Kim, was made public. Lee was an accomplice in the alleged manipulation of Dooichi Motors stock prices.
According to a recording of a phone call made public on the 28th of last month, Kim told former Presidential Security Service employee Son Ho-jeong, who was a member of the group chat, that JTB
Regarding how C reported the allegations of rescuing Lim, he said, "While drinking with a close reporter, I discussed the possibility that he (former Lim) may have done something like this, but I was told not to tell anyone.
"This is just gossip, I don't know if it's true or not. It will come out after the investigation," he said.
Attorney Kim continued, "Recently, I was instructed to interview (JTBC).
"I tried to stop this from happening," he added. On the 3rd, Kim also said in a call with another group chat participant, businessman Choi, "I am not a
I expressed the opinion that it was appropriate, but they (JTBC) insisted that this had to be reported now, and since we were friends, I told them to go ahead and do what they wanted."
He added, "Since then, the People's Power and the government have targeted me and attacked me. I'm in a delicate position." Meanwhile, the participants in the group chat had been
He filed a police complaint against JTBC and other companies for defamation by pointing out false facts. Rep. Kwon said, "Attorney Kim conveyed the unfounded story, which he himself dismissed as 'gossip,' to a JTBC reporter at a drinking party and then
"BC ignited suspicions of lobbying for relief through its own reporting, despite Kim's request not to do so," he said, pointing out, "This is the full extent of information manipulation."
Now that it has come to light, the lies must be condemned," he said. "The High-Ranking Public Officials Crimes Investigation Agency should reject the report Kim made as a whistleblower."
He added, "If there was a connection with the Democratic Party, this was the 'Fraud Impeachment Gate' that was jointly carried out by the Democratic Party together with JTBC."
will also be investigated," he said.