Prosecutors summon former Minister Jeong Young-ae over election commission complaint... Allegations of 'Democratic Party presidential pledge development'

Former Vice Minister Kim Kyung-sun Also Completes Investigation as a Suspect

Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Seocho-dong, Seoul. / Photo by Choi Seok-jin

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist] It has been confirmed that the prosecution investigating the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family's alleged involvement in 'the Democratic Party's presidential election pledge development' recently summoned former Minister Jeong Young-ae for questioning.

According to the legal community on the 14th, the Public Investigation Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Kyung-geun) recently summoned former Minister Jeong Young-ae as a suspect for investigation. It is also known that the prosecution has completed the suspect investigation of former Vice Minister Kim Kyung-sun.

Both are suspected of being involved in the process where the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, which received requests from the Democratic Party to provide materials to be used for presidential election pledges, handed over policy drafts and other documents.

The prosecution is reported to have questioned them about whether they instructed or were aware of meetings held to draft the pledges.

Earlier, the National Election Commission filed a complaint with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in November last year against former Vice Minister Kim and a public official identified as A for violating the Public Official Election Act.

Official A is suspected of having received requests for materials to be used in presidential election pledges from a Democratic Party policy research committee member (a specialist from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family) and subsequently requesting the drafting of policy pledge drafts from various departments within the ministry.

Former Vice Minister Kim was also reported to have overseen related tasks, including presiding over meetings on the compiled policy pledges, and was jointly reported with Official A.

The prosecution began a full-scale investigation by raiding the Democratic Party's Policy Research Office just one week after receiving the complaint.

The investigation team is reportedly examining whether similar issues occurred in other elections such as the 20th general election and the 21st general election, in addition to the 20th presidential election specified in the complaint.

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