Prosecutor's Office Summons Public Corruption Investigation Office Spokesperson... Kim Jin-wook Reacts Angrily, "Are You Pressuring Me?"

Assemblywoman Jo Su-jin says, "The Corruption Investigation Office should investigate the Lee Gyu-won case"

Kim Jin-wook, Chief of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Gong-su-cheo)
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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Kim Jin-wook, Chief of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (Gong-su-cheo), pointed out on the 23rd that it was undesirable for the prosecution's summons notice to the Gong-su-cheo spokesperson to have been made public. Kim said to reporters at the Government Complex Gwacheon on the same day, "The prosecution is not pressuring Gong-su-cheo, but the appearance is not good."

Earlier, the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office announced on the 22nd that it had notified key witnesses, including Moon Sang-ho, spokesperson of Gong-su-cheo, to appear regarding allegations of false press release preparation related to the 'preferential investigation' of Lee Sung-yoon, Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. Gong-su-cheo repeatedly stated that the press release was not false, but the prosecution even suggested that it is considering whether to summon Chief Kim.

Meanwhile, it was reported that Kim conveyed his intention to review a direct investigation into Prosecutor Lee Gyu-won during a meeting with Assemblywoman Jo Su-jin of the People Power Party on the same day.

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