The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Sends Minister Choo Mi-ae's Policy Advisor Prosecutor Misconduct Case to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office...The Person Involved Denies Allegations

Suspect Completely Denies Charges
Prosecutor from Seoul National University Activist Background Trusted by Current Government

Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. / Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] It has been revealed that the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission forwarded a report regarding allegations of bribery involving a current prosecutor who serves as a policy advisor to Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae to the prosecution.

The report alleges that while working at a local prosecutor's office last year, the prosecutor agreed to receive money in exchange for conducting investigations favoring interested parties. The prosecutor in question has completely denied the related allegations.

According to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission and the prosecution on the 20th, the commission recently forwarded a report to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office regarding Prosecutor A, who allegedly promised to receive money from an interested party during an investigation while stationed at the Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office last year.

The report states that Prosecutor A received tens of millions of won from Person C, who is in competition with Person B, the president of a local disabled persons' association, during the investigation of Person B's embezzlement of public funds. The tip-off included a recorded conversation in which Person C said, "If a warrant is requested, I will give the prosecutor 50 million won," and "The prosecutor signed the arrest warrant." Person B was arrested and indicted in May last year on charges of embezzling over 700 million won of the association's funds.

Prosecutor A was appointed as a policy advisor to the Minister of Justice in July last year and has been closely assisting Minister Choo Mi-ae, following former Minister Cho Kuk.

Notably, Prosecutor A is known to be a former student activist who served as president of the Seoul National University Student Council and is regarded as a highly trusted figure within the current administration.

Meanwhile, Prosecutor A stated through the Ministry of Justice on the same day, "The reports are groundless and baseless allegations," adding, "I have no knowledge of the interested parties mentioned in the recordings, nor do I know how my name was brought up, so there is absolutely no possibility of any related requests or favors."

He further added, "The arrest warrant requested by the police was initially dismissed once, and after supplementary investigations, it was carefully processed to ensure its issuance."

Article 33 of the Enforcement Decree of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act stipulates that if there is suspicion of a crime or a need for investigation, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission must refer the case to investigative authorities, and if it is unclear whether the case should be referred, it must be forwarded to the investigative authorities.

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