Prosecutors Clear Lee Jae-myung, Jeong Jin-sang, and Yoo Dong-gyu of Allegations Related to Forcing Hwang Mu-seong's Resignation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The prosecution has dismissed charges against Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, and Jeong Jin-sang, deputy chief of the campaign secretariat, who were accused of coercing and pressuring Hwang Mu-seong, the inaugural president of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, to resign in connection with the Daejang-dong development project.

According to the legal community on the 3rd, the dedicated investigation team of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (led by Deputy Chief Prosecutor Kim Tae-hoon) concluded that there was no evidence of wrongdoing by candidate Lee and Deputy Chief Jeong.

The prosecution also dismissed charges against former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation Planning Director Yoo Dong-gyu and an unidentified individual, and ruled that prosecution was not possible against the late Yoo Han-gi, former head of the development project division at Seongnam Urban Development Corporation.

Previously, candidate Lee and Deputy Chief Jeong were accused of coercing former Director Yoo Han-gi to urge former President Hwang to resign (charges including abuse of authority and obstruction of rights). The statute of limitations for this case was set to expire on the 6th after seven years. However, the statute of limitations was suspended after a civic group filed a re-investigation request.

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