Prosecutors Assign Economic Crime Division to Case Involving Donations to 'Jo Guk Suho' Civic Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] The case in which the former representative of the Gaessawoom National Movement Headquarters (Gaegukbon), who held a rally last year condemning the prosecution's investigation into former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, was accused of fraud and other charges has been assigned to the economic crime division.

Earlier, the Judicial Examination Preparation Group (representative Kwon Min-sik, hereafter Sajunmo), which reported former Gaegukbon representative Lee Jong-won and former Gaegukbon legal advisor Kim Nam-guk to the prosecution for violating the Act on the Collection and Use of Donations and fraud charges, announced on the 17th that the case was assigned to the Economic Crime Division 4 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Shin Hyung-sik).

However, Sajunmo stated, "It is currently unknown whether the prosecution will investigate directly or instruct the competent police station to conduct the investigation."

Previously, Sajunmo reported Lee to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on charges of fraud for continuously collecting large donations by deceiving Gaegukbon members that there were no issues with the use of funds, despite not informing them that 400 million won in donations had been lost to voice phishing.

Additionally, the accusation included a violation of the Act on the Collection and Use of Donations for not registering with the Seoul City Hall while raising more than 2 billion won in donations for the "Protect Cho Kuk Rally."

In the case of lawyer Kim, as the former legal advisor of Gaegukbon, he was also reported together on charges of being an accomplice in Lee’s violations of the Act on the Collection and Use of Donations and fraud.

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