Daejangdong Trial to Replay 'Jung Young-hak Recording Files' Four Times Next Week

Trial scheduled for the 27th with evidence examination held four times a week
Gwaksangdo bribery case trial planned on the 27th

Accountant Jung Young-hak attending court [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Nayeon] The court will hold focused trials four times a week to examine the evidentiary validity of the so-called ‘Jeong Young-hak recording file,’ which has been identified as decisive evidence in the Daejang-dong case, and will conduct evidence investigation by playing the recordings.

According to the court on the 24th, the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 22 (Chief Judge Lee Joon-cheol) will hold trials on the 25th, 26th, 28th, and 29th of this month for former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation Planning Director Yoo Dong-gyu, Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management (Hwacheon Daeyu) major shareholder Kim Man-bae, lawyer Nam Wook, accountant Jeong Young-hak, and lawyer Jeong Min-yong to proceed with this process.

This recording file was made by accountant Jeong, who recorded conversations with Mr. Kim between 2019 and 2020, and is considered the smoking gun of the Daejang-dong case. Although most of its contents have already been disclosed to the media, this is the first time it will be played in court.

Mr. Kim and lawyer Nam’s side argue that they cannot be certain that the recording file was not tampered with by someone, and that there needs to be grounds to consider the submitted copies of the file as identical to the original. Accordingly, the court plans to determine the evidentiary validity through witness examination of accountant Jeong and playback of the file.

To verify the evidentiary validity of the recording file of accountant Jeong, which was submitted as evidence by the prosecution, the court will first conduct a witness examination of accountant Jeong during the trial on the 25th, followed by evidence investigation by playing the recording file in court.

Additionally, the court will hold a trial on the 27th for the bribery case of former National Assembly member Kwak Sang-do, which is being conducted separately, and will conduct a witness examination of accountant Jeong. This trial concerns the allegation that former lawmaker Kwak received bribes from Mr. Kim in exchange for helping the Daejang-dong project.

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