The Corruption Investigation Office Investigates the Head of Party Audit Office Who Delivered the 'Choi Kang-wook Indictment'

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (PCC), which is investigating the allegations of 'prosecution request scandal,' summoned Bae Mo, the former head of the Future United Party's Party Affairs Audit Office, as a witness on the 13th and questioned him for about six hours. The investigation reportedly started at 10 a.m. and ended around 4 p.m. that day.

Upon appearing at the PCC, Bae said, "We have filed many complaints and accusations, and there is absolutely no difference between those and the controversial accusation letter," adding, "I never said anything about (who delivered it to Representative Jeong or anyone else)."

The PCC is said to have investigated Bae regarding the circumstances under which the accusation letter was delivered from Representative Jeong to Lawyer Cho, as well as the procedures for filing complaints and accusations within the Party Affairs Audit Office.

In August of last year, Bae delivered the accusation letter against Representative Choi Kang-wook of the Democratic Party, which was handed over by Representative Jeong Jeom-sik of the People Power Party (then Future United Party's Legal Support Group Leader), to Lawyer Cho Sang-gyu, who was the party's legal advisory committee member.

The accusation letter, which actually led to a formal complaint, caused controversy as it closely resembled the accusation letter that Representative Kim had sent to whistleblower Jo Seong-eun via Telegram on April 8 of last year. The Telegram message was marked as 'Sent by Son Jun-seong.'

Meanwhile, the PCC is investigating allegations that former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl and Son Jun-seong, the Human Rights Protection Officer at Daegu High Prosecutors' Office (then the Investigation Information Policy Officer at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office), orchestrated the prosecution requests against ruling party figures through Representative Kim Woong of the People Power Party (then Future United Party's general election candidate) and others.

The PCC conducted a forensic examination of Cho's mobile phone and on the 11th questioned Lawyer Cho, who drafted the accusation letter against Representative Choi Kang-wook, as a witness.

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