Won Hee-ryong's Side: "Prosecutors Should Search Lee Jae-myung's Phone First"

Former Jeju Province Governor and People Power Party presidential candidate Won Hee-ryong is speaking in front of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-dong, Seoul, on the morning of the 5th. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Bo-ryeong] The campaign team of Won Hee-ryong, the People Power Party's presidential candidate and former governor of Jeju Province, has raised their voice, demanding that the prosecutors first conduct a search and seizure of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate (current governor of Gyeonggi Province)'s mobile phone.

On the 13th, Park Yong-chan, chief spokesperson for Won's campaign, stated in a commentary, "The prosecution should immediately conduct a search and seizure of Lee Jae-myung's mobile phone."

Park criticized the prosecution, saying, "It has been 20 days since the investigation into the Daejang-dong gate began, yet nothing substantial has been uncovered. Instead of conducting a proper search and seizure, they rummaged through the vacant house of Yoo Dong-gyu, former head of planning at Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, and failed to find the mobile phone he threw out the window, showing a flustered appearance."

He continued, "The investigation is extremely inadequate. They rely solely on the testimonies of key figures Yoo Dong-gyu and Kim Man-bae, the major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu, but have achieved no results in tracking accounts or securing physical evidence. Although this is a massive corruption scandal that has sparked public outrage, the prosecution's investigation is being criticized as worse than that of a private detective."

Park emphasized, "To reiterate, the core of this case is the unfairly designed profit distribution structure. It is also very important to determine whether the detained Yoo Dong-gyu was truly not a close aide of Lee Jae-myung."

He added, "If that is the case, the prosecution should stop hesitating and return to the basics of investigation. They must conduct search and seizure not only at Lee Jae-myung's residence and Seongnam City Hall but also at Lee's office in the Gyeonggi Provincial Government. If they fail to do so, the truth of the Daejang-dong gate will never be revealed, and the prosecution will bear full responsibility."

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