Yoon Gap-geun Appears for Detention Hearing: "It Was Normal Legal Work... Unaware of Kim Bong-hyun"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] Yoon Gap-geun, former Daegu High Prosecutor (currently Chairman of the People Power Party Chungbuk Provincial Party Committee), who is facing detention, appeared in court on the 10th and denied the charges.

Former Prosecutor Yoon appeared at 10:30 a.m. at the Seoul Southern District Court for a pre-arrest detention hearing presided over by Judge Sung Bo-gi, who is in charge of warrants, stating, "I entered into a legitimate advisory contract and received legal advisory fees, and only handled normal legal affairs as a lawyer," adding, "I will clearly explain this point."

In particular, he emphasized, "I have never met nor know Kim Bong-hyun, former chairman of Star Mobility."

Former Prosecutor Yoon is accused of receiving approximately 200 million won in lobbying funds from Lime Asset Management under the pretext of lobbying Woori Bank, which stopped selling Lime funds in April last year.

The Criminal Division 6 of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Rak-hyun) applied the charge of bribery mediation against former Prosecutor Yoon and requested a pre-arrest warrant on the 8th of this month.

Kim, former chairman of Lime Asset Management and considered one of the key figures in the Lime fund scandal, claimed in a prison letter released last October, "I paid several hundred million won to a former prosecutor general turned opposition party influential politician and lawyer regarding the Lime fund solicitation case, and also lobbied the president and vice president of Woori Bank."

Following Kim's revelations, the prosecution launched a full-scale investigation by raiding Woori Financial Group and former Prosecutor Yoon's office.

Previously, former Prosecutor Yoon denied the allegations, stating, "Among the companies where Lime funds were invested, I only provided advisory services to some, and it is unrelated to lobbying."

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