Prosecutors Conduct Additional Search of Seongnam City Hall... Employee Emails Secured (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The prosecution investigating the Daejang-dong development lobbying and preferential treatment allegations has launched an additional raid on Seongnam City Hall.

On the 18th, the dedicated investigation team of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office sent investigators to Seongnam City around 9:30 a.m. to secure employees' email records from the Information and Communications Department.

The target of this raid is the email records and other data that were not obtained during the first raid. Through this, they are expected to verify the work reporting lines. While analyzing the materials secured in the first and second raids, the investigation team plans to summon and question public officials involved in permits and approvals one by one.

Seongnam City is the institution holding various permits and approvals for the Daejang-dong project. Documents such as the "Review Report on Investment Approval for Corporations Related to the Promotion of the Daejang-dong Development Project," prepared by the Seongnam City Administrative Planning Bureau in January 2015, and official documents personally approved by then-Mayor Lee Jae-myung remain. According to the articles of incorporation of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, which led the Daejang-dong development project, matters concerning the acquisition and disposal of significant assets must be reported to the mayor. Seongnam Urban Development Corporation is an institution established with 100% investment from Seongnam City.

Earlier, on the 15th, the investigation team executed search warrants targeting departments related to the Daejang-dong development project, including the Seongnam City Urban Housing Bureau, Education, Culture and Sports Bureau, Cultural City Project Group, and Information and Communications Department. At that time, the investigation team focused on securing documents related to permits and approvals for the Daejang-dong development.

In particular, the investigation team reportedly secured materials related to the development project from the Urban Housing Bureau, which is responsible for urban planning and public housing permits and approvals, and obtained permit-related materials through the Urban Balanced Development Division within the Cultural City Project Group, which handles the city's overall urban development projects. The Culture and Arts Division within the Education, Culture and Sports Bureau was included in the raid targets as it was reported to have materials related to consultations on cultural heritage excavations within the Daejang-dong project site at that time.

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