Prosecutors Conduct Surprise Search of Financial Services Commission... Related to 'Lime Incident' (Update)

Victims of Daishin Securities in the Lime Scandal held a press conference on the 23rd in front of the Financial Supervisory Service in Yeouido, urging the prosecution to indict Daishin Securities.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The prosecution investigating the 'Lime Asset Management Scandal,' which caused damages worth approximately 1.6 trillion won, has launched a sudden raid on the Financial Services Commission.

The Criminal Division 6 of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Cho Sang-won) dispatched prosecutors and investigators to the Financial Services Commission office in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, from around 11:40 a.m. on the 23rd to secure related materials.

The prosecution is reportedly securing computer files and documents from the Financial Services Commission department responsible for managing and supervising the operation and sales of Lime Asset Management's private equity funds.

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