Chief Prosecutor of Daejangdong Investigation Team Excluded from 'Splitting Company Dinner' Duties
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The chief prosecutor who oversaw the investigation into the Daejang-dong scandal was excluded from duties in connection with a "split" dinner held just before a COVID-19 case was confirmed within the investigation team.
On the 19th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office announced, "Regarding the controversy over COVID-19 quarantine guidelines, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Yoo Kyung-pil of the Economic Crime Criminal Division has been excluded from the investigation team, and Deputy Chief Prosecutor Jeong Yong-hwan of the Anti-Corruption and Strong Investigation Division 1 has been assigned."
Deputy Chief Prosecutor Yoo Kyung-pil, who led the investigation under the command of Fourth Deputy Chief Prosecutor Kim Tae-hoon within the dedicated investigation team, tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month. At that time, four prosecutors from the Economic Crime Criminal Division, including Deputy Chief Prosecutor Yoo, and three investigators tested positive. Additionally, one employee working on the 6th floor of the Economic Crime Criminal Division at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office was newly confirmed positive on the same day.
Amid the recent surge in multiple confirmed cases, controversy grew after it was revealed that the investigation team held a dinner on the evening of the 4th, shortly after the arrest of Hwacheon Daeyu major shareholder Kim Man-bae and Cheonhwa Dongin No. 4 owner lawyer Nam Wook, effectively violating quarantine guidelines.
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The Prime Minister's Office requested the Ministry of Justice to verify the facts, and the Ministry of Justice has instructed the Supreme Prosecutors' Office to ascertain the truth. The fact-finding investigation is being handled by the General Affairs Division of the Secretariat at the Central District Prosecutors' Office.
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