Police File First Arrest Warrant for Pocheon City Official, Prosecution Requests Partial Revisions... "To Be Completed by Morning"

Police Report Center Receives a Total of 412 Cases

[Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] As the police have applied for an arrest warrant for a Pocheon city official suspected of purchasing land near a subway station using insider information, it has been reported that the prosecution requested some additional supplementation.

A government joint special investigation headquarters (Special Investigation Headquarters) official in charge of investigating public officials' real estate speculation allegations told reporters on the 25th, "After applying for the arrest warrant the day before, the prosecution requested some supplementation, so we are currently supplementing that part," adding, "We expect the warrant-related procedures to proceed as soon as the supplementation is completed this morning."

The Special Investigation Unit for Real Estate Speculation Crimes of the Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency applied for a pre-arrest warrant yesterday against a senior official A from Pocheon City Hall on charges of violating the Act on the Prevention of Corruption and the Establishment and Operation of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (using business secrets).

A is suspected of purchasing about 2,600㎡ of land and a one-story prefabricated building near the planned site of a subway extension line in joint ownership with his wife in September last year, using insider information.

However, the arrest warrant applied for by the police is still under review by the prosecution. The Special Investigation Headquarters official explained, "After the warrant application, the lawyer submitted a statement of opinion, and the prosecution requested supplementation to verify some questions raised in the statement."

Meanwhile, the 'Police Report Center' operated by the Special Investigation Headquarters received 24 additional reports by 9 p.m. the previous day. Since its establishment on the 15th, a total of 412 reports have been received. The Special Investigation Headquarters official said, "Some will be reviewed and may lead to internal investigations, while others will be closed if deemed insignificant."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.