Democratic Party Proposes Special Investigation Law on Corruption Allegations Against President-Elect Yoon's 'Head, Deputy, and Chief'

Kim Yong-min, Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker [Photo by National Assembly Press Corps]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Some members of the Democratic Party of Korea have submitted a special prosecutor bill targeting the so-called 'head of headquarters (himself, wife, mother-in-law)' corruption allegations against President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol.

According to the National Assembly Legislative Information System on the 26th, Representative Kim Yong-min of the Democratic Party officially proposed the "Act on the Appointment of a Special Prosecutor for the Investigation of the Daejang-dong Development Corruption Case Involving President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, Various Abuses of Power During His Tenure as a Prosecutor, and Corruption Cases Involving His Family Such as Real Estate Speculation, Preferential Loans, Stock Price Manipulation, and Illegal Accumulation of Wealth" on the 25th.

The bill was signed by a total of 11 lawmakers, including Kim Nam-guk, Kim Eui-gyeom, Min Hyung-bae, and Choi Kang-wook. They claimed in the bill that "President-elect Yoon’s family is suspected of committing long-term corruption in various areas, including his own corruption such as covering up investigations related to the Daejang-dong development, spousal corruption such as fraud through false career records, and his mother-in-law’s corruption involving forgery of private documents and illegal real estate speculation."

They added, "The prosecution has repeatedly conducted delay tactics and lenient investigations because they are the president-elect and his family, raising continuous public doubts about neutrality and fairness," and stated, "Through the appointment of a politically neutral and fair special prosecutor, we intend to strictly investigate the various allegations against President-elect Yoon and promptly and thoroughly clarify the truth before the public."

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