[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] A member of the Gwangju Buk-gu Council, accused of appointing a proxy president and funneling private contracts to a specific company, is going on trial.
According to the legal community on the 5th, the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office recently indicted Councilor Gi on charges of obstruction of official duties by deception.
Councilor Gi is accused of helping a specific company secure 10 private contracts (worth about 90 million KRW) from 2018 until last year.
The company is known to have been where Councilor Gi previously worked and is currently operated by an acquaintance.
It is reported that Councilor Gi used a 60 million KRW "comprehensive project fund" allocated for his personal share to secure various projects.
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Councilor Gi and Buk-gu denied the existence of the comprehensive project fund, but it is said that this budget, referred to as councilor project funds, discretionary project funds, or resident petition project funds, was executed.
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