Mrs. Kim, who has not cooperated with the investigation, is likely to maintain her stance of "no knowledge" during the investigation that day. According to legal circles, the special prosecutor's team began investigating Mr. Kim from 10 a.m. on the same day.
The special prosecutor will summon and interrogate Kim Jong Un. This is the fourth time that the investigation has been conducted on Kim Jong Un, who was arrested on the 12th, following investigations on the 14th, 18th, and 21st. Kim Jong Un was absent from the special prosecutor's summons notice on the 23rd, citing health issues.
The special investigation team plans to summon and question Mrs. Kim and Jeong Seong-bae, a monk from Gongjin, at the same time. In addition, the special investigation team plans to summon and question Mrs. Kim and Jeong, who have given different testimonies, at the same time.
Between April and June 2022, Mrs. Kim received 20 million won from former Unification Church World Headquarters Director Yoon Yong-ho in order to receive favors regarding the church's pending issues.
The items include two Chanel bags worth 2.13 million won (approximately 2.13 million yen), a Graff diamond necklace worth around 60 million won (approximately 6.4 million yen), and Cheonsu Sam Korean ginseng concentrated tea.
The jury is suspected of receiving bribery through Mr. Kim. Mrs. Kim is being charged with bribery through mediation under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes. The request for Mr. Chung's arrest warrant lists Mrs. Kim as an "accomplice."
However, some believe that simultaneous questioning will not be effective because Mrs. Kim has exercised her right to refuse to make statements since her arrest and Mr. Chung has also denied the charges.
Since her arrest, Mrs. Kim has refused to make statements during the special prosecutor's investigation and has stated that she "doesn't have a clear memory." Before her arrest, she had actively denied the charges,
In addition, the special investigation team is investigating Mrs. Kim for allegedly interfering in the approval of the presidential elections through Myung Tae-gyun and for providing favorable terms for the change in the route of the Yangpyeong Expressway.
The court granted an extension to the arrest warrant for Kim, and her detention period will expire on the 31st of this month.
The next detention period was from the 12th, when the arrest warrant was issued, to the 21st, 10 days later. Under the Criminal Procedure Law, if the court finds there is a reasonable reason to continue the investigation at the request of the prosecution, it can extend the detention period once.
The special prosecutor must indict the suspect within the extended detention period, and further extensions are not permitted.
The special counsel is expected to indict Mrs. Kim around the 29th after completing its investigation this week.
2025/08/25 07:05 KST
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