'Gwangju Hakdong Disaster' Broker Appears for Arrest Warrant Hearing... 'Silent'

Broker Joo Mo, who pocketed bribes in exchange for construction contracts related to the 'Hakdong Collapse Accident' in Gwangju Metropolitan City, appeared at the Gwangju District Court on the morning of the 13th for a warrant hearing. / Photo by Jin-Hyung Park bless4ya@

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Broker Joo, who is accused of pocketing bribes in exchange for construction contracts related to the 'Hakdong Collapse Accident' in Gwangju Metropolitan City, appeared for the warrant hearing.

Joo attended the pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing) held at the Gwangju District Court at 11 a.m. and then boarded the transport vehicle.

In response to reporters' questions such as "Do you admit to the charges?" and "Do you have anything to say to the bereaved families?", Joo kept his head down and remained silent.

The decision on whether to issue an arrest warrant for Joo is expected to be announced in the afternoon.

The warrant hearing was originally scheduled for the previous day but was postponed by one day as Joo did not attend.

He is accused of conspiring with broker Lee (74), who has already been arrested and indicted, to receive 100 million won from a company in exchange for securing construction contracts related to the Hakdong Redevelopment Project Maintenance Zone 4.

So far, a total of four brokers have been revealed in connection with this project, three of whom have been arrested.

Meanwhile, on June 9, a building under demolition in Hakdong Zone 4 Redevelopment in Dong-gu, Gwangju, collapsed and crushed a city bus. The accident resulted in 9 deaths and 8 serious injuries.

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