The Corruption Investigation Office to Summon Prosecutor Son Joon-sung for Second Interrogation Tomorrow over 'Alleged Report Solicitation'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (HCIC) will summon Son Jun-sung, the Human Rights Protection Officer at Daegu High Prosecutors' Office and a key figure in the so-called 'report solicitation' scandal, for further questioning.

According to legal circles on the 9th, the HCIC is expected to summon Prosecutor Son on the 10th as a suspect for investigation.

This will be the second summons following the first on the 2nd. During his initial questioning, the HCIC pressed him for 13 hours regarding the preparation and delivery of the complaint documents. However, it is reported that they failed to obtain testimony related to his involvement in the case concerning the Telegram message tag 'Sent by Son Jun-sung,' which is a key clue to the allegations.

Prosecutor Son is accused of, while serving as the Investigation Information Policy Officer at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in April last year, instructing subordinate prosecutors to prepare complaints and collect supporting materials against figures from the ruling party, and soliciting reports to the political sphere through Kim Woong, a member of the People Power Party.

The HCIC also summoned Kim Woong, a People Power Party lawmaker, on the 4th and questioned him for 12 hours, but reportedly gained no significant results.

In the upcoming investigation of Prosecutor Son, the HCIC is expected to focus on clarifying the allegations based on the results of a search and seizure conducted on the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department on the 5th.

It is reported that during the search and seizure, the HCIC secured inspection materials that the Inspection Department had been continuously working on since the prosecutors transferred the case at the end of last September. In particular, controversy has arisen over the 'subcontracted inspection' regarding the digital forensic data of the official phone of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office spokesperson, which was seized on a voluntary submission basis by the Inspection Department.

The HCIC is also expected to investigate the so-called 'judge surveillance document' illegal drafting allegations involving Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party's presidential candidate. This marks the fourth case in which the HCIC has registered Yoon as a suspect.

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