Handonghun "Where Did the Overflowing Evidence Go"... Lee Dongjae Urges Investigation of Whistleblower X

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon (Deputy Director of the Judicial Research and Training Institute) criticized ruling party figures demanding that he disclose his cellphone password, saying, "Where have all the overwhelming pieces of evidence gone? For over a year, they have been parroting only about the password."

On the 19th, Prosecutor Han stated in a press release, "Choo Mi-ae and Deputy Chief Jeong Jin-woong declared a year ago that 'there is already overwhelming and substantial evidence,' so I ask, where have all the 'overwhelming pieces of evidence' gone, and why are they still obsessed with the password?"

Earlier, former Minister Choo said via SNS that after former Channel A reporter Lee Dong-jae was acquitted on the 16th, "The prosecution seized Prosecutor Han's cellphone but did not know the password, so despite securing key evidence, they did not use it as evidence in the investigation or trial."

In response, Prosecutor Han said, "Where have those pieces of evidence gone, and why are they still obsessed with the password?" He added, "Investigations are the responsibility of investigative agencies, but I have never seen anyone being stalked like this for over a year by those under investigation." He further stated, "I would like to ask Choo Mi-ae, who sent a text message with her son's military contact information to her aide via cellphone, why she did not submit her cellphone. Also, in investigations of pro-government figures such as Choo Mi-ae, Cho Kuk, Jung Kyung-shim, Choi Kang-wook, and Hwang Hee-seok, they did not submit their own cellphones, and Governor Lee Jae-myung also did not disclose his password. I wonder why people like Choo Mi-ae or Representative Shin Dong-geun say nothing about that."

Former reporter Lee Dong-jae also launched a counterattack. Lee's side has called for an investigation into the whistleblower who reported the allegations to the media. They submitted a request for investigation into Ji Mo, known as 'Whistleblower X,' to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, and also submitted a petition for severe punishment to the Seoul Central District Court against Choi Kang-wook, leader of the Open Democratic Party, who was indicted for defaming Lee's honor. Lee is scheduled to appear as a witness at Choi's trial on the 23rd.

Ji was the representative of former leader Lee, who was a victim of attempted coercion during the incident last year, and was the first to report the 'prosecution-media collusion suspicion' to MBC.

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