Prosecution Requests Police Transfer of Case Involving Kwak Sang-do's Son Receiving 5 Billion Won Severance Pay

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] Amid ongoing investigations by both the prosecution and the police into allegations of preferential treatment in the Daejang-dong development project in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, it has been reported that the prosecution has requested the police to take over the case involving the 5 billion won retirement payment to the son of Assemblyman Kwak Sang-do.

The dedicated investigation team of the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency announced on the 13th that the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office requested the transfer of the case concerning Assemblyman Kwak's son.

The police applied for a search warrant for Assemblyman Kwak and his son to the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office on the 6th, but the prosecution did not file the warrant two days later, citing that it was the same case being investigated by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office and expressing their intention to request the transfer.

The police plan to first determine whether the two cases are the same by requesting access to the case records from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office and then discuss whether to proceed with the transfer.

The dedicated investigation team of the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency is currently conducting a combined investigation of three cases: the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) notification case transferred from the Yongsan Police Station in Seoul, the Daejang-dong development preferential treatment allegations reported by civic groups, and the case involving the 5 billion won retirement payment received by Assemblyman Kwak Sang-do's son from Hwacheon Daeyu.

However, as the investigation progresses, concerns about overlapping investigations and criticisms regarding investigative efficiency have been raised. The police and prosecution also announced the establishment of a hotline and the activation of a cooperative investigation system the day before.

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