[2020 National Audit] Lee Hyuk-jin Points Out Investigation Unification... Suwon District Prosecutor Chief "Will Review Upon Return"
[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The possibility of unifying the investigation into former Optimus Asset Management CEO Lee Hyuk-jin, who is currently on the run overseas, has been raised.
On the 19th, at the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee's audit of the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office and Suwon High Prosecutors' Office, Suwon District Prosecutor Moon Hong-seong, who attended, stated regarding former CEO Lee, "A request for extradition to the United States has recently been made through the Ministry of Justice."
It is known that former CEO Lee left for Vietnam in March 2018, when the Suwon District Prosecutor's Office was conducting an investigation into embezzlement and other charges, followed President Moon's Vietnam and United Arab Emirates tour schedule, and then immediately entered the United States.
On this day, Prosecutor Moon responded to criticism that the prosecution had not contacted former CEO Lee despite him communicating with reporters via KakaoTalk by saying, "We will immediately review whether to make contact." In particular, in response to People Power Party lawmaker Jo Su-jin's suggestion that the investigation into former CEO Lee should not be divided between the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office and the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office but unified, he replied, "For efficient investigation progress, I believe it can be reviewed once Lee Hyuk-jin returns to the country."
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Meanwhile, Lee Seong-yoon, head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, acknowledged that he had directly summoned and investigated former Blue House administrator Lee Jin-ah, known as a major shareholder of Optimus, but avoided directly answering when asked whether she was a witness, saying, "It is inappropriate to disclose whether a specific person is under investigation or the investigation status."
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