An Min-seok "15-Year Friend of Lee Jae-myung... 200% Certain He Didn't Receive a Single Penny from 'Daejang-dong'"

"Kwaksangdo Seems to Have Resigned to Hide Something Bigger Than 5 Billion Won"

Ahn Min-seok, Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Ahn Min-seok, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, denied allegations involving Lee Jae-myung in the controversial 'Daejang-dong development preferential treatment suspicion,' saying, "(I have) been close friends with (candidate Lee Jae-myung) for nearly 15 years. I am 200% confident." Ahn previously served as the chief special advisor for Lee Jae-myung's presidential primary campaign.

On the morning of the 14th, Ahn appeared on YTN Radio's "Hwang Bo-seon's Start of a New Morning" and stated, "I repeatedly asked, 'Are you really confident? Did you not receive a single penny?' and (Candidate Lee) was 200% confident," revealing this.

Ahn continued, "He (Governor Lee) said, 'The prosecution is scrutinizing us like a microscope, like looking at the palm of their hand,' and 'They can investigate us anytime, so we must conduct ourselves very carefully,' and 'There must not be a single flaw,' which he repeatedly told his close aides during his time as mayor." He added, "How could Mayor Lee Jae-myung, who was under surveillance during the MB and Park Geun-hye administrations, have participated as a VIP in this Daejang-dong incident unless he was a fool?"

Regarding Lee's claim that he was the architect of the Daejang-dong development, Ahn explained, "He was referring to the design of Seongnam City holding 51% of the shares," and added, "How the remaining 49% was structured, the interests among the developers, and the investments involved were matters that, as mayor of Seongnam, he had no reason to know and could not have known."

Finally, concerning the 'core' of the Daejang-dong gate, Ahn stated, "I believe Assemblyman Kwak Sang-do either played an important role connecting the core VIP with others or is one of the VIPs himself. There is a high possibility of that," and asserted, "Given Kwak Sang-do's usual political style, he would never resign. Beyond the 5 billion won his son received, there must be something bigger that he is hiding, which is why Kwak has disappeared beneath the surface for now."

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