Justice Party "Yoo Dong-gyu-Kim Yong Call Disclosure Is Prosecution Election Interference?... A Thief Caught in the Act"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 4th, the Justice Party urged a thorough investigation regarding reports that before Yoon Dong-gyu, former Planning Director of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, was subjected to a prosecutorial search and seizure, he had phone calls with Jeong Jin-sang, Deputy Chief of Staff of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate’s campaign headquarters, and Kim Yong, the General Deputy Head of the campaign headquarters, stating, "Speculations circulating in the public have been confirmed as true."

Jeong Hojin, spokesperson for the campaign headquarters, said in a briefing that day, "Deputy Chief Jeong and Deputy Head Kim are well known figures who have been with Candidate Lee since his time as mayor of Seongnam."

Spokesperson Jeong pointed out, "After media reports, Deputy Head Kim claimed that the phone call was a perfectly normal communication for fact-checking and rather argued that the prosecution was interfering in the election," adding, "If they have nothing to hide, they should just undergo the investigation. To assert that the prosecution is interfering in the election looks like a thief blaming his own feet."

Spokesperson Jeong stated, "The Daejang-dong preferential treatment suspicion case has been dragging on for months beyond the year, wasting time circling around the periphery," and added, "It is election interference for investigative agencies to be cautious of future power. We hope that the investigation will be conducted as fairly as the fairness they call for in the presidential election."

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