Prosecutors' Daejang-dong Investigation Team Fined Again for 'Splitting' Second Team Dinner

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Regarding the controversy over the split-group dinners held by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office investigation team investigating the Daejang-dong development lobbying and preferential treatment allegations, it has been additionally confirmed that the investigation team held a second dinner following the first, resulting in a fine.

Seocho-gu, Seoul, announced on the 6th that it identified that 11 people, including prosecutors from the investigation team, held a second dinner at a restaurant in Seocho-gu on the 4th of last month, following the first dinner, and sent preliminary notices of fines for violating quarantine rules to all participants. The fine is 100,000 KRW per person.

Earlier, the investigation team members held the first dinner on the same day at another restaurant in Seocho-gu by splitting into groups of eight, a 'split-group method,' and received preliminary notices of fines of 100,000 KRW per person for violating quarantine rules. The restaurant where the first dinner was held was also notified of a fine of 1.5 million KRW and a 10-day suspension of operations. That day was the same day Kim Man-bae, the major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu, and Nam Wook, the owner of Cheonhwa Dongin No. 4, were arrested.

Seocho-gu also sent preliminary notices of a fine of 1.5 million KRW and a 10-day suspension of operations to the restaurant where the second dinner was held, following the first.

A Seocho-gu official stated, "Since the first and second dinners were held at different locations, fines will be imposed separately," and added, "The final decision will be made after hearing the opinions of the parties involved."

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