Ministry of Justice Adds 5 Prosecutors to Optimus Investigation... "Thorough Clarification Measures"

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] On the 14th, the Ministry of Justice announced that it has assigned five additional prosecutors to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, which is investigating the 'Optimus Fund Fraud Sales Allegation.'

In a statement released that afternoon, the Ministry of Justice said, "In response to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office's request (dispatch of four prosecutors) and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office investigation team's recommendation for a significant increase, we have approved the appointment of five experienced prosecutors with extensive investigative experience and expertise in finance and accounting as acting prosecutors at the Central District Prosecutors' Office." It added, "We have also taken measures for a swift and thorough investigation into the allegations of misappropriation of Optimus Fund money and political protection."

Earlier, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol instructed a significant reinforcement of the investigation team after receiving a report on the investigation status of the Optimus case from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 12th.

The Ministry of Justice explained that it has increased the number of prosecutors by one financial and accounting specialist (a former member of the Financial Supervisory Service's Investigation Bureau and a certified accountant) and four prosecutors with extensive experience in investigating financial corruption (including investigations into the state affairs manipulation scandal, judicial manipulation scandal, and the investigation into former President Lee Myung-bak's actual ownership of DAS). A Ministry of Justice official stated, "We will comprehensively consider the progress of the Optimus case investigation, preparations for the reform of investigative authority between prosecutors and police, and the workload of frontline prosecutors' offices to review the dispatch of additional investigative personnel."

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