South Korean prosecutors send questioning to Lee Jae-myung over allegations of misappropriating Gyeonggi Province corporate card

As the South Korean prosecution continues its investigation into the alleged misuse of corporate cards used for official business in Gyeonggi Province, it has issued a written questionnaire to Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea.
According to South Korean investigative authorities on the 10th, the Public Investigation Division of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office sent a letter of inquiry to Lee, who is suspected of embezzlement, at the end of last month.
In July, the agency notified Lee and his wife, Kim Hye-kyung, that they would be summoned for investigation as suspects in connection with allegations of misappropriation of the Gyeonggi Province corporate card.
Lee submitted a letter of opinion to the prosecution stating that he would attend the party convention after August 18. However, the prosecution was unable to confirm the date and questioned
At the moment, no response has been received from Lee. The central issue is that Lee, who served as the governor of Gyeonggi Province from 2018 to 2019, and his wife were involved in a former Gyeonggi
It is alleged that the prefectural government misappropriated funds for personal use by having a certain Mr. Bae, a Class 5 special public servant at the Kinki Provincial Government, and others pay for personal meals such as sandwiches and fruit with the company card.
The issue was revealed by Cho Myung-hyun, a special official at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office, in early 2022, ahead of the 20th presidential election.
It has become widely known. In August last year, Cho requested the National Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission to investigate Lee's actions of ordering and condoning the misappropriation of the company card. The Suwon District Prosecutors' Office said the National Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission had "
The Supreme Prosecutors' Office determined that "there is a possibility that Lee knew about the misappropriation of his spouse's corporate card," and took over the investigation after the case was transferred to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.
Meanwhile, Kim appeared at the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office on the afternoon of the 5th with attorney Kim Chil-jung of the law firm Dasan and was questioned for about 1 hour and 55 minutes.
Kim exercised his right to refuse to testify. The prosecution had previously asked Kim to submit a written investigation, but he reportedly refused.