The Corruption Investigation Office coordinates Kim Woong's summons schedule in the 'Report Solicitation' case... Kim Woong says, "I will cooperate as much as possible"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (PCC), which secured a recording file related to the so-called 'accusation manipulation' suspicion, is coordinating a schedule to summon People Power Party lawmaker Kim Woong for questioning as a suspect.

Before attending the National Assembly Environment and Labor Committee's audit on the 8th, Rep. Kim responded to reporters' questions about the summons schedule, saying, "We are currently coordinating the schedule," and added, "I will actively cooperate and disclose everything I know to reveal the truth."

Rep. Kim was registered with the PCC on suspicion of receiving the accusation letter and judgment documents, which are central to the accusation manipulation suspicion, from former Deputy Director of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Investigation Information Policy Division Son Joon-sung and delivering them twice to the initial whistleblower Jo Sung-eun on April 3 and 8 last year.

The PCC conducted searches of Rep. Kim's office and residence on the 10th and 13th of last month and secured his mobile phone. Recently, they also recovered call records between Rep. Kim and Ms. Jo around April 3 of last year.

According to the transcript partially released to the media, Rep. Kim is reported to have told Ms. Jo, "We will send the accusation letter," instructing her to submit it to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and said, "If I (Kim Woong) go to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, it will look like I was sent by Yoon Seok-yeol, so I have to stay out of it," implying that the submission of the accusation letter was related to former Prosecutor General Yoon's side.

Regarding this, Rep. Kim stated, "From the beginning, I did not deny such facts but said I do not remember," and argued, "If the person who gave the (materials) does not remember, but the person who received them does, that itself could be false."

Before summoning the suspect, the PCC conducts investigations of witnesses and other related parties. On the same day, they summoned Hwang Hee-seok, a Supreme Council member of the Open Democratic Party who filed the accusation with the prosecution, for a complainant investigation. On the 11th, they will summon lawyer Cho Sang-gyu, former legal advisor of the United Future Party, whose office was searched on the 6th, as a witness.

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