The Corruption Investigation Office Transfers the 'Yoon Seok-yeol X-File' Accusation Case to the Prosecutors

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (Gong-su-cheo) has transferred the so-called 'X-file' related accusation case, which contains various allegations against Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, to the prosecution.

According to the Rule of Law Restoration Action Solidarity (Beopse-ryeon) on the 8th, Gong-su-cheo recently transferred this case to the prosecution. On the 4th, the prosecution assigned it to the Criminal Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Seon-hyeok).

Gong-su-cheo held onto this case for seven months before handing it over to the prosecution this time. The X-file is a document containing allegations about Yoon's family and close associates, which sparked controversy over its substance and source before Yoon declared his presidential bid last year.

On June 24 last year, Beopse-ryeon filed a complaint with Gong-su-cheo, claiming that an unidentified national agency official was involved in the creation of this document and requested an investigation.

Additionally, Beopse-ryeon accused Song Young-gil, then leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, of possibly ordering the creation of the X-file and reported him to the prosecution. This case was also assigned to the Criminal Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office and was transferred to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in July last year.

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