The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials Transfers Multiple Complaints Related to Yoon Seok-yeol to Prosecution and Police
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] It has been confirmed that the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office recently transferred about 20 complaints related to Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, to the prosecution and police.
According to the civic group Judicial Justice Citizens' Action on the 10th, the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office transferred a total of 22 cases filed by the group against candidate Yoon all at once to the prosecution and police on the 21st of last month, marking its first anniversary. On the 24th of last month, the group also transferred the complaint regarding Yoon's "alleged preparation of documents responding to his mother-in-law's case" to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.
The organization released a statement on the day, criticizing, "If the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office is avoiding investigating former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, a leading opposition presidential candidate, and his close high-ranking prosecutors due to political burden, it is a direct violation of the purpose of establishing the office."
They added, "We urge the immediate cessation of the transfer of complaint cases and the replacement of the head of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office," and stated, "Tomorrow (the 11th), we will file a re-investigation request related to the case of former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook's alleged witness tampering and will file a complaint against the head of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office for dereliction of duty."
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The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office processed the case of obstruction of investigation related to former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, filed by the group against candidate Yoon, as no charges the day before. Other cases related to candidate Yoon, such as the alleged complaint manipulation, the preparation of judge surveillance documents, and the alleged inadequate investigation of the Optimus fund fraud case, which were filed by the group, are still under investigation.
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