Jin Joong-kwon: "Lee Jae-myung's 'Daejang-dong Gate' Is Just Beginning... What Has Emerged So Far Is the Tip of the Iceberg"

Jin Joong-kwon "Cover the Sky with Your Palm"

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon targeted Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung, who has recently been embroiled in allegations of preferential treatment in the Daejang-dong development, on the 28th, stating, "The Daejang-dong gate has just begun. What has come out so far is just the tip of the iceberg."

On the same day, Jin posted on his Facebook, "The Lee Jae-myung camp has started framing work. Do they think that will work? Trying to cover the sky with the palm of your hand," he said.

He defined the 'Daejang-dong development preferential treatment' allegations as "a massive corruption case created by collusion between construction tycoons and Lee Jae-myung’s close aides," and pointed out, "Even in the best scenario he proposed, candidate Lee Jae-myung cannot escape responsibility."

He continued, "The local government head was completely deceived by the tricks of professional construction tycoons, acted as their henchman without realizing it, and even boasted of it as 'the greatest achievement since Dangun.' For construction tycoons, there could be no bigger sucker," sarcastically adding, "You could call him the ideal sucker that construction tycoons desire."

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential primary candidate, is giving a greeting at the emergency forum on the legislation for recovering development gains held at the Central Veterans Hall in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 28th.
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Earlier, former leader Jin also posted on Facebook, telling Lee, "(Regarding the Daejang-dong development preferential treatment allegations) If you are truly innocent, accept a special prosecutor investigation and call Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon to conduct the investigation." Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon is known for investigating the 'Cho Kuk incident' alongside former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl.

Meanwhile, Lee denied involvement in the preferential treatment development allegations again during the 20th Democratic Party presidential candidate TV debate hosted by SBS on the same day.

Former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon asked Lee, "You said you learned about the People Power Party gate and construction corruption from the KBS news on September 17th. Have you confirmed or taken any action since then?"

In response, Lee said, "From my perspective, I designed the part about how much Seongnam City would receive, whether it would be fixed in advance, and how to guarantee it, securing the maximum benefit for Seongnam City. A bank consortium came in, so I could not know about internal profit distribution or investment shares," adding, "According to the Capital Market Promotion Act, such information cannot be disclosed, and even if asked, it would not be revealed. I first learned about it from the KBS report," dismissing the allegations of involvement in preferential treatment development.

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