Central District Prosecutors' Office "Immediate Actions Taken Including Search in Lee Nak-yeon's Close Associate Case" (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol has ordered an investigation into whether there were any human rights violations, such as coercive investigation methods, during the investigation of the death of a close aide to Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office stated that they immediately launched a search after receiving a report that the deceased's whereabouts were unknown.

On the 4th, Prosecutor General Yoon instructed the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Human Rights Supervisor to "thoroughly investigate and report on any human rights violations, including violations of human rights protection investigation regulations, during the investigation of the death of an aide to Leader Lee."

Earlier, Lee Mo, a close aide to Leader Lee, disappeared while under investigation by the prosecution in connection with the Optimus Asset Management fund fraud case and was found dead around 9:15 p.m. the previous day in a building near the Seoul Central District Court building. Lee had undergone a prosecution investigation on the afternoon of the 2nd with his lawyer present and was scheduled to resume questioning after dinner, but contact was lost.

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office promptly issued a statement. Around 7:30 p.m. on the 2nd, after receiving a report from the lawyer participating in the investigation that Lee's whereabouts were unknown, they searched the area around the prosecution office with the lawyer and took measures such as contacting the deceased's acquaintances.

Subsequently, around 10:55 p.m., they cooperated with the police through the 112 emergency call center to conduct real-time mobile phone location tracking and review nearby CCTV footage. Around midnight, prosecution staff expanded the search area to include the Han River bridges and riverside parks. The next day, they reportedly applied for communication and bank account warrants to confirm the whereabouts.

Meanwhile, Lee was reported to the Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission for violating the Political Funds Act after it was revealed that TrustAll, a company related to Optimus, paid 760,000 won for the use of a multifunction printer at Leader Lee's Jongno-gu office from February to May.

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