Han Byung-do "Regret Over Excessive Prosecution... Truth Will Be Revealed in Court"

Han Byung-do Senior Secretary for Political Affairs

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Han Byung-do, former Senior Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House, who was indicted without detention on suspicion of election interference by the Blue House, stated on the 29th, "I regret the prosecution's reckless indictment."

On the same day, Han said on Facebook, "I am curious about the prosecution's intention to hastily indict 13 people all at once," and added, "I will confront the prosecution's reckless indictment and seek the truth in court."

Han claimed, "The relationship between me and Lim Dong-ho, former Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is that of very old friends," and "The offer of a public office position mentioned by the prosecution was not proposed by me to former Supreme Council Member Lim, but rather, he repeatedly requested it from the time I was Political Secretary until I served as Senior Secretary for Political Affairs."

Han emphasized, "Witnessing the bias in the prosecution's investigation, I have come to deeply empathize with the public's demand for prosecutorial reform," and "To complete prosecutorial reform, I will boldly advance without stopping at my current position."

The prosecution investigating the Blue House's ordered investigation and election interference allegations indicted 13 people, including former Senior Secretary Han, on the same day. Han is accused of offering a public office position to former Supreme Council Member Lim, who was a competitor in the party primary against Song Cheol-ho, Mayor of Ulsan, in exchange for withdrawing from the primary.

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