[2020 National Audit] Yoon Gap-geun "I don't know Kim Bong-hyun. Never visited a room salon with the mentioned prosecutor"... "Will hold Assemblywoman Kim Jin-ae civilly and criminally responsible"

Yoon Gap-geun, former Daegu High Prosecutors' Office Chief.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] Yoon Gap-geun, former Daegu High Prosecutor's Office chief (56, Chairman of the People Power Party Chungbuk Provincial Party), on the 19th announced legal action, stating that it is completely untrue that Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Jin-ae identified him at the National Assembly audit as the prosecutor who was entertained with alcohol by Kim Bong-hyun, former Star Mobility chairman (46, indicted and detained).

Former Prosecutor General Yoon said in the afternoon regarding lawmaker Kim's remarks, "I do not know Kim Bong-hyun, nor have I ever gone to a room salon with any prosecutor mentioned there or anyone else," adding, "Lawmaker Kim Jin-ae has made clear false statements, and I will hold her civilly and criminally responsible."

During the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee's audit of the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office held that morning, lawmaker Kim displayed photos of Deputy Chief Prosecutor Lee Seong-beom of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office, former Southern District Prosecutors' Office chief Song Sam-hyun, and Yoon Gap-geun, chairman of the People Power Party Chungbuk Provincial Party and former prosecutor general, via PowerPoint (PPT), stating, "Prosecutor Lee Seong-beom is part of the Yoon Seok-yeol faction, and Chairman Yoon Gap-geun is a fact confirmed by Senior Advisor Lee Jae-oh," and added, "I understand that two of the three prosecutors Kim Bong-hyun entertained are among them."

Yoon, who joined the People Power Party's predecessor, the Liberty Korea Party, in October last year, received the party nomination in Chungbuk Cheongju Sangdang District, defeating five-term lawmaker Jeong Woo-taek, chairman of the Future United Party National Committee, but lost the election.

Senior Advisor Lee Jae-oh raised the possibility of former Prosecutor General Yoon's involvement in this incident through his Facebook the day before.

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