According to the legal profession on the 11th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office's special investigation team into the Myung Tae-gyun scandal (team leader, Deputy Prosecutor General Lee JIHYOON) recently asked Mrs. Kim to sue the Public Offices Election Act and
The investigation team has summoned him to appear at the police station for investigation on suspicion of violating the Political Funds Act and Political Funds Law.
The investigation team took over part of the Myeong case from the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office in February of this year, and then
The investigation team has repeatedly conveyed to the first lady that a face-to-face investigation is unavoidable regarding allegations of interference in public elections. However, the first lady's side has not responded to the request.
It was reported that Kim, along with former President Yoon, is accused of interfering in the election of the People's Power Party during the June 1, 2022 by-elections for the National Assembly.
It is said that Myung received preferential treatment in the opinion polls during the 20th presidential election from Yoon, and in return promised to run former People's Power lawmaker Kim Young-sun for election.
The survey, which included 81 public and private polls to support the president, cost 375.2 million won and was covered by the Future Korea Institute, which Myung runs.
Kim is also accused of meddling in the April 10 general elections last year. Myung's side said that she had been a former lawmaker for 2017.
He claims that if he supports former prosecutor Kim Sang-min's election in the Changwon Chairman's constituency in Gyeongsangnam, he will be given the position of minister or president of a public corporation after the election.
He is also suspected of interfering in the selection process for the mayoral candidate of Pohang in the 2022 local elections.
It was found that a number of meaningful statements were obtained from the investigation. Investigations have been completed on the key parties involved, Myeong and former People's Power lawmaker Kim Young-seon.
The investigation was completed by summoning former prosecutor Kim, who was also the prime minister, and Moon Choong-woong, director of the Donghae Institute, who was a backup candidate for Pohang mayor in the June 1, 2022 local elections under the People's Power Party.
If Kim were to respond to the summons, it would be the first time she has been investigated by the prosecution.
In July last year, when the prosecution was investigating allegations of bribery involving luxury handbags and BMW stock price manipulation, it was the presidential police, not the prosecution, that were investigating her.
There was a precedent for a so-called "on-site investigation" at an annex managed by the prosecution office. At the time, the prosecution cited security reasons for the investigation.
Since she is no longer the First Lady due to President Yoon's impeachment, what justification is there for her to avoid being summoned for an investigation?
It remains to be seen whether Kim will appear. Legal experts believe there is a high chance she will not turn herself in this week, but even if she does, the investigation team will immediately request an arrest warrant.
It is unlikely that this will happen. It is expected that they will issue an arrest warrant after issuing several summonses. A source in the legal profession said, "The same attitude he showed in the investigation of the luxury bag bribery and BMW scandals will be used.
Judging from the situation, it seems unlikely that he will comply with the summons right away," he said. "The prosecution is also likely to summon him several more times before issuing an arrest warrant and conducting a compulsory investigation."
2025/05/11 14:16 KST
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