Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the United Future Party, is giving a greeting at the study group meeting 'Geumsijjomun' held at the National Assembly on the 17th. At the meeting, a discussion was held on the topic of 'Problems of the Corruption Investigation Office and Future Tasks.' Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the United Future Party, is giving a greeting at the study group meeting 'Geumsijjomun' held at the National Assembly on the 17th. At the meeting, a discussion was held on the topic of 'Problems of the Corruption Investigation Office and Future Tasks.' Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 17th, Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the Future United Party, criticized the court's dismissal of the communication warrant requested by the police to check the call records of the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon as an "unprecedented attempt to conceal."


On the same day, Kim said on Facebook, "I was concerned that this administration might drag out time, waiting for public anger to subside, and then excuse itself by saying, 'Without a warrant, we only collected evidence regarding whether the death was homicide or suicide,' and let the matter drop. I believe that concern is becoming a reality," he said.


He added, "From the time this incident occurred, I have insisted that the mayor's phone should be seized and searched quickly," explaining, "Although the police had secured the phone through voluntary submission, without a search warrant, evidence cannot be collected for investigating sexual crime perpetrators and those involved in covering up the crime."



Kim said, "This dismissal of the warrant can only be seen as either the police deliberately inducing the dismissal through inadequate investigation to evade responsibility, or an unprecedented attempt to conceal caused by the court's bias, which is eager to please those in power, as seen in cases like Lee Jae-myung, Eun Soo-mi, Yoo Jae-soo, and Oh Keo-don," and added, "Before the administration further conceals the truth, it is time to hasten the appointment of a special prosecutor and conduct a National Assembly investigation to clarify the truth without any suspicion."


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