Citizen Group Files Complaint Against Prosecutor Entertained by Kim Bong-hyun, Who Exposed 'Prison Letters'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Three incumbent prosecutors who attended the so-called 'prosecutor drinking party' exposed by former Star Mobility Chairman Kim Bong-hyun, a key figure in the 'Lime scandal,' through a prison letter have been reported to the prosecution.

The Citizens' Action for Judicial Justice (Sasaehaeng) held a press conference in front of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 3rd and announced that they would report three incumbent prosecutors for violating the Act on the Prohibition of Improper Solicitation and Graft, among other charges.

Sasaehaeng claimed, "It should be seen that the prosecutorial officials received improper solicitations from parties involved in the case to facilitate the investigation and were provided with entertainment, an unfair benefit related to their duties."

They also stated, "One of the accused who attended this entertainment was confirmed by the Ministry of Justice’s inspection to have been the head of the investigation team for the Lime Asset Management scandal involving former Chairman Kim and was later dispatched to an external agency, as Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae directly revealed at the National Assembly audit," adding, "It is suspected that after receiving entertainment, he exercised undue influence as the head of the Lime case investigation team."

Sasaehaeng also reported the three individuals and lawyer Lee Joo-hyung, who was identified as the organizer of the drinking party, for violating the Act on the Punishment of Acts of Arranging Sexual Traffic. Sasaehaeng emphasized, "It appears that they received not only alcoholic beverages from former Chairman Kim but also so-called 'secondary' sexual entertainment," and added, "This can be sufficiently proven through the testimonies and confessions of former Chairman Kim, business owners, and employees, as well as business ledgers secured through search and seizure."

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