Kang Chan-woo, Former Suwon District Prosecutor, "Unrelated to Lawyer Nam Wook in Daejang-dong Lobby Scandal"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Former Suwon District Prosecutor General Kang Chan-woo, who led the investigation into the 'Daejang-dong Lobby Scandal' six years ago, denied any connection with lawyer Nam Wook, a defendant in the case at the time, and Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management (Hwacheon Daeyu) and others.

On the 24th, former Prosecutor Kang issued a statement emphasizing, "Hwacheon Daeyu, which the law firm I belong to advised, is a company that participated in Seongnam City's public development and is unrelated to lawyer Nam Wook."

He further explained, "In 2015, the Suwon District Prosecutor's Office arrested lawyer Nam on charges of illegal lobbying to politicians and government officials to block public development, and Hwacheon Daeyu, which the law firm I belong to advised, is a separate company that participated in the public development."

Regarding his role as a legal advisor to Hwacheon Daeyu, he stated, "Since 2018, the law firm I belong to has had an advisory contract with Hwacheon Daeyu, and I am the responsible attorney. I did not sign the advisory contract in a personal capacity."

Lawyer Nam was arrested and indicted by the Suwon District Prosecutor's Office in 2015 on charges of receiving 830 million won from a real estate developer in exchange for requesting a change in the Daejang-dong development method from a public development led by the Korea Land and Housing Corporation to a private development. Subsequently, the not guilty verdicts he received in the first and second trials were upheld. At that time, former special prosecutor Park Young-soo handled Nam's defense.

Later, lawyer Nam reportedly invested about 87 million won in Seongnam Utddeul, the Daejang-dong development project company, as a director of Cheonhwa Dongin No. 4, an affiliate of Hwacheon Daeyu, and received dividends exceeding 100 billion won. Among them, former Prosecutor Kang took charge of legal advice for Hwacheon Daeyu after retiring from the prosecution, and former special prosecutor Park is known to have served as an advisor to Hwacheon Daeyu, which has sparked controversy.

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