'Seongnam FC Sponsorship Fund Investigation Conflict' Deputy Chief Prosecutor Park Ha-young's Retirement Ceremony Tomorrow

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Park Ha-young, Deputy Chief Prosecutor (48, 31st class), who resigned after conflicts with Park Eun-jung, Chief Prosecutor of Seongnam Branch (50, 29th Judicial Research and Training Institute class) over the investigation of the 'Seongnam FC sponsorship fund' case, will hold an honorary retirement ceremony and leave the prosecution on the 10th.

According to the legal community on the 9th, the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office Seongnam Branch will hold Deputy Chief Prosecutor Park's honorary retirement ceremony at 11 a.m. on the 10th in a small conference room.

Considering the COVID-19 situation, only a few key executives are expected to attend the retirement ceremony. As the head of the institution, Chief Prosecutor Park is also expected to attend the ceremony according to custom.

On the 25th of last month, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Park posted on the internal prosecution network, "I am leaving a little earlier than I had thought. I tried to find other ways to continue working, but after considering and responding in various ways, there was no other option," expressing his resignation.

Deputy Chief Prosecutor Park reportedly expressed his intention to resign after repeatedly proposing to Chief Prosecutor Park that a reinvestigation or supplementary investigation was necessary while reviewing the Seongnam FC sponsorship fund case with the investigation team, but his proposals were not accepted.

In response, Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo ordered the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office to investigate the circumstances regarding allegations of investigation cover-up. Separately, on the 7th, the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office instructed the Seongnam Branch to conduct a supplementary investigation. Subsequently, the Seongnam Branch requested the Bundang Police Station, which initially investigated the case, to conduct a supplementary investigation the day before.

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