Pretrial Detention Warrant for Jeong Chan-min Requested by Police Rejected Again... Prosecution Says "Legal Reasoning Needs Supplementation"

Jeong Chan-min, member of the People Power Party. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The arrest warrant requested by the police for Jeong Chan-min, a member of the People Power Party suspected of providing permit conveniences to a housing construction developer during his tenure as mayor of Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, was once again rejected by the prosecution.

According to the police on the 23rd, the Violent Crime Investigation Unit of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, which is investigating this case, applied for an arrest warrant for Assemblyman Jeong on the 19th, but the prosecution sent it back to the police on the same day, requesting supplementary investigation. It is known that the prosecution requested supplementation on the grounds that 'legal supplementation is necessary.'

This is the second time the prosecution has requested supplementary investigation. The police first applied for an arrest warrant for Assemblyman Jeong on the 1st of last month, but three days later, the prosecution requested supplementary investigation, stating that some charges were not sufficiently proven. The police are expected to conduct additional investigations and then review whether to reapply for the arrest warrant.

Assemblyman Jeong is suspected of gaining benefits in exchange for providing permit conveniences to developer A, who was promoting housing construction in the Giheung District of Yongin City from 2014 to 2018 while he was serving as mayor. The police obtained related intelligence and have been investigating since the end of last year.

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