Daegum Reviews Request for Severe Disciplinary Action Against Three Prosecutors Involved in 'Lime Alcohol Entertainment'

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The Supreme Prosecutors' Office has begun considering severe disciplinary actions against prosecutors who were investigated for receiving alcohol entertainment from Kim Bong-hyun, the former chairman of Star Mobility and a suspect in the 'Lime Asset Management (Lime) scandal.'

According to the legal community on the 23rd, the Inspection Headquarters of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office recently held an inspection committee meeting and reportedly reached a consensus that three prosecutors involved in the 'alcohol entertainment' related to the Lime scandal should be disciplined with dismissal, suspension, and salary reduction, respectively.

Earlier, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office indicted a lawyer, a former prosecutor who is known to have arranged the alcohol entertainment with former chairman Kim in December last year, on charges of violating the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act. The prosecution indicted Deputy Chief Prosecutor A, who attended the event, but did not prosecute the other two prosecutors, who left early that night, citing that the amount of entertainment received was less than 1 million won.

Going forward, Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo is expected to review the inspection committee's opinion and request disciplinary action against them from Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye. Subsequently, the Ministry of Justice will review the inspection results and discussions of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office inspection committee and convene a disciplinary committee to finalize whether to impose discipline and its severity.

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