'Jjogaegi Hoesik' Prosecution Team Investigating Daejang-dong Likely to Pay 100,000 Won Fine Per Person

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Regarding the so-called 'split dinner' controversy involving the investigation team probing preferential treatment and lobbying suspicions in the Daejang-dong development case, the Seocho District Office in Seoul confirmed that the prosecutors who attended the dinner violated quarantine rules and has initiated administrative disciplinary procedures.

According to quarantine authorities and the legal community, the Seocho District Office sent individual prior notices to all prosecutors who attended the dinner the day before.

The notice likely stated that a fine of 100,000 KRW per person would be imposed. If it is finally confirmed that quarantine rules were violated, the restaurant operator will be fined 1,500,000 KRW and face a 10-day business suspension, while each dinner attendee will be fined 100,000 KRW.

Earlier, on the day of the arrest of Kim Man-bae, the major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu, and Nam Wook, the owner of Cheonhwa Dongin No. 4, 16 members of the investigation team, including prosecutors and investigators, held a group dinner at a barbecue restaurant near the prosecution office on the 4th of last month. They avoided social distancing regulations by splitting into two groups of eight and sitting separately in rooms.

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