Daegum Requests Investigation Division to Probe Perjury Coaching of 'Han Myeong-sook Case' Inmate Assigned to Inspection Department

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The Supreme Prosecutors' Office has assigned the inspection request filed by prisoner Han Mo, who raised suspicions of prosecutorial 'perjury coaching' during the investigation of former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook's violation of the Political Funds Act, to the Inspection Department.

On the 23rd, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office announced, "The 'Inspection Request and Investigation Referral' submitted by Mr. Han to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office the previous day has been assigned to the Inspection Department."

Earlier, Minbon Law Firm, representing Mr. Han, stated that it had submitted an inspection request and investigation referral to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office regarding the investigation team of former Prime Minister Han's case and 15 members of the then prosecutorial leadership.

In the inspection request, Minbon claimed that the prosecution at the time forced Mr. Han to falsely testify that "former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook received 900 million won in political funds from Han Man-ho, former CEO of Hanshin Construction."

They added, "The Supreme Prosecutors' Office leadership and the Special Investigation Division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office acted as one body under the principle of prosecutorial unity to intervene in the Seoul mayoral election in which former Prime Minister Han was a candidate."

Minbon also noted that since some of the subjects of the inspection request have already retired, investigations should be conducted based on the results of the inspection for those individuals.

On the 18th, Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae instructed the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department to directly investigate Mr. Han after he refused to cooperate with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Human Rights Supervision Office's investigation.

Mr. Han refused the investigation by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Human Rights Supervision Office, which was assigned by Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, stating, "The person involved in the perjury coaching crime was a close aide of Prosecutor General Yoon, who conducted a special investigation together with him."

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