Former Seoul Police Chief Won Kyunghwan Sent to Prosecution on False Accusation Charges Filed by Yoo Sangbong over 'Hambak Corruption' Complaint

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Yoo Sang-bong (74), involved in the so-called 'Hambap (construction site mealhouse) corruption' case, has been sent to the prosecution on charges of false accusation. Yoo had claimed that he bribed Won Kyung-hwan, former chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.

On the 11th, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul announced that Yoo was sent to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment on charges of false accusation.

Yoo submitted a petition to the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office last April, claiming that he gave money to Won, who was serving as a police chief in Seoul in 2009, but withdrew the petition three months later.

After the petition became public, former Chief Won filed a complaint against Yoo for false accusation to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings or speculation, and did not withdraw the complaint even after Yoo retracted the petition.

Since 2010, Yoo has repeatedly been arrested and released for fraud, involving giving money to police executives, public enterprise management, and construction company executives, using the operation rights of Hambap as bait.

Meanwhile, former Chief Won retired in July last year and entered politics, receiving a strategic nomination from the Democratic Party for Gangwon Hongcheon-Hwacheon-Yeongwol-Pyeongchang.

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