Kim Ki-hyun "Prosecutors and Police Not Properly Investigating Daejang-dong"... Visit to National Police Agency and Supreme Prosecutors' Office to Protest

Kim Ki-hyun, floor leader of the People Power Party, and other floor leaders visited the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 7th to demand an investigation into the Pangyo Daejang-dong Gate scandal. Photo by National Assembly Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Bo-ryeong] Kim Ki-hyun, the floor leader of the People Power Party, urged an investigation into the 'Daejang-dong preferential treatment suspicion' by making a protest visit to the National Investigation Headquarters and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.

On the 7th, at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, Floor Leader Kim stated, "Although a special prosecutor should be introduced for a more thorough and fair investigation, it may take time until then, so I came today to urge the prosecution to conduct a swift and stronger investigation to prevent evidence from being destroyed in the meantime."

Floor Leader Kim explained, "The prosecution's investigation is sluggish, and even the searches and seizures related to the Seongnam City Hall and Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, which should have already been conducted, have not been carried out at all, so it is ultimately a stalling tactic," adding, "At this rate, there is a strong suspicion that they will just brush it off and let it fade away."

He continued, "Many pieces of evidence show that the prosecution and police are not conducting proper investigations and are stalling," pointing out, "The police have been neglecting suspicious transaction data amounting to tens of billions of won from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) for five months without any progress, and the whistleblower report related to Daejang-dong from the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, which was transferred to the Bundang Police Station, was effectively discarded after three months."

Floor Leader Kim emphasized, "Considering these aspects, the prosecution's willingness to investigate is very insufficient and inevitably suspicious," and added, "Therefore, an independent special prosecutor's investigation that is truly non-politically biased and does not bow to power is absolutely necessary."

Prior to this, Floor Leader Kim also visited the National Investigation Headquarters in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, and held a one-person protest demanding a thorough investigation into the Daejang-dong preferential treatment suspicion. Although he requested a meeting with the head of the National Investigation Headquarters, it did not take place. Floor Leader Kim said, "I did not come here today as an individual, Kim Ki-hyun. I came to represent the will of the overwhelming majority of angry citizens and convey the people's wishes," adding, "But the person responsible is avoiding meeting. They are running away, hiding, and covering up. The People Power Party will thoroughly uncover whatever shady corners are being hidden until the end."

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