After the Search and Seizure, Kim Woong Says, "The Public Will Clearly Know Who Lied"

Proper Presentation of Corruption Investigation Office Warrants, Opposition Party Cooperation

Kim Woong, a member of the People Power Party, is answering questions from reporters after the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (HCIA) completed a search and seizure at its office in the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the afternoon of the 13th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (HCIC) has completed a search and seizure at the office of Kim Woong, a member of the People Power Party. Although Kim and the People Power Party clashed with HCIC investigators during the search on the 10th, this time the search was conducted in a cooperative atmosphere.

The HCIC's Investigation Division 3 resumed the search of Kim's office at 2 p.m. on the 13th and completed it around 5:40 p.m.

This came just three days after the HCIC conducted searches at Kim's office and residence, as well as at the office and residence of Prosecutor Son Jun-sung at the Daegu High Prosecutors' Office. At that time, the People Power Party criticized the search as "opposition suppression," arguing that an excessive search was conducted on Kim, who was a witness, and that unrelated keywords were searched.

After the execution of the warrant on this day, Kim told reporters, "I was presented with the search video lawfully and cooperated as much as possible under the observation of my lawyer," adding, "They said there was no evidence related to the warrant, so they did not take anything."

Kim predicted that searches would soon be conducted on Park Ji-won, the National Intelligence Service Director, Cho Sung-eun, former Vice Chair of the Future United Party (the predecessor of the People Power Party) election committee, and one unidentified person, who were reported to the HCIC by former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's side on the same day. He said, "Within four days, I expect a lightning-fast search similar to what was done to opposition politicians will be carried out on the accused."

When asked about media reports alleging that he orchestrated the complaint, Kim responded, "Then why would I have created it and sent it? Why would I have requested it from the Supreme Prosecutors' Office?" He added, "If anyone were to write a complaint, I would be the best at it. Since the stories and claims reported so far have fallen apart, isn't that why the narrative has changed?" He emphasized, "The public will clearly know who is lying."

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