Prosecutors Request Pretrial Detention Warrant for Former Goheung County Governor Park Byeong-jong

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The prosecution has requested a pre-arrest warrant for former Goheung County Governor Park Byung-jong.

The Suncheon Branch of the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office announced on the 29th that it had requested a pre-arrest warrant for former Governor Park on charges of causing harm to county residents during a project commissioned by the county office.

Former Governor Park is reportedly accused of causing damage to county residents by granting several hundred million won in benefits to a developer during the creation of the waterfront Sunset Park, a public project commissioned by Goheung County from 2015 until March of the following year. He is also suspected of instructing public officials to forge official documents during this process.

Earlier, in January, Kim (60), a public official at Goheung County Office, was sentenced to three years in prison on charges including fraud, loss of national funds, and forgery of official documents. Employee Yoo (49) was sentenced to two years in prison with a three-year probation.

It was revealed that they caused a loss of approximately 350 million won to the national treasury by purchasing land from owners and then selling it at prices below market value.

The prosecution is reported to have requested the pre-arrest warrant for former Governor Park, believing he colluded with them to cause harm to county residents.

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