Prosecutors summon Jeong Min-yong over Daejang-dong allegations... Kim Man-bae and Nam Wook also scheduled for questioning

[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] The prosecution investigating allegations of preferential treatment and lobbying in the Daejang-dong development project in Seongnam City is currently summoning and questioning Jeong Min-yong, the former head of the Strategic Business Team at Seongnam Urban Development Corporation.

According to the legal community on the 15th, the dedicated investigation team of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (led by Deputy Chief Prosecutor Kim Tae-hoon) has been verifying facts related to breach of trust and lobbying allegations during the Daejang-dong development process with Jeong since the morning.

Jeong, along with Kim Man-bae, the major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu, and lawyer Nam Wook, owner of Cheonhwa Dongin No. 4, jointly handled the practical work of the Daejang-dong project at Seongnam Urban Development Corporation as accomplices in breach of trust charges. Although an arrest warrant was requested for Jeong, he avoided detention.

The investigation team has detected circumstances indicating that Jeong met several times in January and February 2015 at the office of a law firm in Seocho-gu, Seoul, where former special prosecutor Park Young-soo of the "50 Billion Club" allegations was present, discussing the contents of a conspiracy guideline with accountant Jeong Young-hak even before the Daejang-dong project was officially announced.

The investigation team is expected to summon Kim for questioning in the afternoon and also call in lawyer Nam. With only about a week left before the expiration of the detention period, the investigation is likely to accelerate.

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