Jang Je-won: "Jeong Jin-sang Still Coordinating Schedule with One Month Left Before Statute of Limitations... Not Reasonable"

Statute of Limitations Expires on the 6th of Next Month
Justice Party Also Criticizes "Special Treatment"... "No Summon or Investigation Even After 100 Days Since Daejang-dong Prosecution Started, 'Lenient Investigation'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] On the 10th, Jang Je-won, a member of the People Power Party, strongly criticized the delay in summoning Jeong Jin-sang, Deputy Chief of the Democratic Party's Election Countermeasures Committee, regarding the Daejang-dong development preferential treatment allegations, saying, "With only one month left before the statute of limitations, the fact that the schedule is still being coordinated is an investigation speed that defies common sense."

Park Jumin, the Democratic Party's Judiciary Committee Secretary, and Jang Jae-won, the People Power Party's Secretary, are attending the full meeting of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee held at the National Assembly on the 10th, talking before the meeting starts. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

On the same day, at the plenary meeting of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee held in the afternoon, Rep. Jang said, "Deputy Chief Jeong Jin-sang personally signed at least nine documents related to the Daejang-dong development preferential treatment allegations," and criticized, "There is only one month left before Deputy Chief Jeong's statute of limitations expires, yet the schedule is still being coordinated. Does that make any sense?"

Rep. Jang raised his voice toward Kang Seong-guk, Vice Minister of Justice, asking, "Are you conducting the investigation properly?"

He continued, "If the Daejang-dong corruption case is handled like this, it will never reach the main culprit (investigation)," and pointed out, "Isn't this why people are calling for a special prosecutor?"

In this regard, the Justice Party also issued a statement in the afternoon, criticizing, "Even the summoning investigation is given special treatment, befitting the closest aide of the ruling party's presidential candidate."

Jeong Ho-jin, senior spokesperson of the Justice Party's election committee, said in a written briefing, "The prosecution investigation of Deputy Chief Jeong, the key figure suspected of involvement by the 'upper echelon' in the Daejang-dong preferential treatment case, has been canceled again," and criticized, "Postponing the prosecution summons schedule multiple times citing the personal circumstances of the accused is something ordinary citizens could never dare to do."

He said, "Without Deputy Chief Jeong, who was the person communicating with the detained former head Yoo Dong-gyu until just before the prosecution's search and seizure, the Daejang-dong investigation cannot be properly conducted," and questioned, "According to legal common sense, the investigation should have been completed by now, but even after 100 days since the Daejang-dong prosecution investigation began, there has not been a single summons investigation. If this is not a lenient investigation, then what is?"

He added, "Moreover, Deputy Chief Jeong's statute of limitations expires on the 6th of next month," emphasizing, "It is clear that they intend to stall and evade. Avoidance only proves guilt." He also said, "Deputy Chief Jeong must immediately comply with the summons investigation, and Candidate Lee should not remain a bystander."

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