Prime Minister Jeong to Convene Emergency Meeting on 'LH Incident' Tomorrow... Prosecution Also Attending

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Son Seon-hee] The Office for Government Policy Coordination announced on the 9th that Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun convened an emergency meeting with related agencies on the 10th regarding the speculation allegations involving employees of Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH).

According to the Office for Government Policy Coordination, an emergency meeting with related agencies will be held at 10 a.m. on the 10th at the Government Complex Seoul, presided over by Prime Minister Chung, with the attendance of Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice; Jeon Hae-cheol, Minister of the Interior and Safety; Kim Chang-ryong, Commissioner of the National Police Agency; and Cho Nam-gwan, Acting Prosecutor General (Deputy Prosecutor General). The Office stated, "They plan to discuss organic cooperation measures between the prosecution and police."

This appears to be a follow-up to President Moon Jae-in’s remarks during the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of the Interior and Safety briefing the previous day, where he said, "Organic cooperation between the prosecution and police is an important task to finalize the adjustment of investigative authority," and "This LH speculation allegation case is the first case requiring organic cooperation between the prosecution and police." Essentially, it orders the prosecution’s participation in the investigation. It is expected that the prosecution will also be included in the government joint investigation headquarters, which involves the National Police Agency’s Criminal Investigation Headquarters, the National Tax Service, and the Financial Services Commission. However, the police will lead the investigation, with some prosecutors dispatched in certain roles.

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