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Chairman Kim Jin-tae of the People's Verification Special Committee on Lee Jae-myung's Corruption Speaking [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-chul] Kim Jin-tae, Chairman of the 'Lee Jae-myung Corruption National Verification Special Committee' (Chairman of the People Power Party Chuncheon Gap District Committee), stated, "The crime scene is not a place for criminals to put on a show," and added, "The Lee Jae-myung Special Committee will soon visit a crime scene for on-site verification."

On the 31st, Chairman Kim posted on his social media service (SNS), "Candidate Lee Jae-myung went to Daejang-dong and boasted that it was actually a model case of public interest recovery and that he prevented the 'Red Party' from taking it," and warned, "Could it be that the red color refers to the People Power Party? This nonsense cannot be overlooked."

He continued, "It is common in any development project for the developer to build infrastructure such as roads and parks and then donate them," and emphasized, "Granting conditional approval for that is not something to boast about as public interest recovery at all."

Furthermore, he dismissed Lee’s claims by saying, "I even hear that the undergrounding of the Daejang-dong transmission tower (costing 50 billion won) was a project condition, but it was slyly removed."

Chairman Kim also stated, "The truth is that Lee Jae-myung funneled the development profits that should have gone to the citizens of Seongnam to Hwacheon Daeyu," and criticized, "Excluding the donated assets, Seongnam City received 180 billion won in cash (or 130 billion won if the undergrounding was excluded), while Hwacheon Daeyu received more than 850 billion won as reported by the media. How can this be called the greatest achievement?"

Earlier, on the 29th, the People Power Party's 'Lee Jae-myung Corruption National Verification Special Committee' officially launched a committee composed of 23 members.

The overall team leader is Representative Park Soo-young, head of Team 1; Representative Yoon Chang-hyun is head of Team 2, responsible for financial-related suspicions; Representative Kim Eun-hye leads Team 3, handling regional issues; and Representative Kim Hyung-dong heads Team 4, responsible for administrative-related suspicions.

The Lee Jae-myung Corruption Special Committee will investigate the truth behind allegations related to candidate Lee Jae-myung, including preferential treatment in Daejang-dong and Baekhyeon-dong, forced resignation of former president Hwang Moo-sung, lawyer fee payments, forced hospitalization in psychiatric hospitals, and connections with local gangsters.

On the 2nd of next month, the Lee Jae-myung Corruption Special Committee will conduct an on-site visit to Baekhyeon-dong.

Meanwhile, candidate Lee Jae-myung has recently caused considerable controversy by proposing agendas that were not coordinated with the party.

Starting his full-scale presidential campaign, Lee has been criticized for mentioning premature agendas such as the 'restaurant quota system' and the 'four-day workweek,' leading to ongoing controversy.

Regarding this, political circles inside and outside the opposition party interpret that Lee is employing a so-called 'strategy to cover controversy with controversy' by diverting attention elsewhere to escape the 'swamp of the Daejang-dong development corruption allegations.'

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