Prosecutors Do Not Request Arrest Warrant for Jang Young-ha Over Lee Jae-myung 'Gangster Involvement' Allegation

"Dismissed Due to Need for Supplementary Investigation"
Police "No Plans to Reapply Yet"

Attorney Jang Young-ha, author of "Goodbye, Lee Jae-myung," is holding a press conference on the 3rd at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, regarding allegations of preferential treatment in sponsorship funds for Seongnam FC. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The police applied for an arrest warrant for lawyer Jang Youngha, who raised allegations of gang involvement against Lee Jae-myung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, but the prosecution declined to request it.

On the 10th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office dismissed the application for an arrest warrant against lawyer Jang. A prosecution official stated, "The application was dismissed due to the need for supplementary investigation."

The day before, the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency arrested lawyer Jang and applied for an arrest warrant on charges of false statement under the Public Official Election Act.

The police said regarding the reapplication for the arrest warrant, "There are no plans (to reapply) at this time."

Lawyer Jang claimed that after meeting with Park Cheol-min, a violent gang member who was detained in October last year, he had secured a photo of a stack of money that was delivered to Lee Jae-myung, then mayor of Seongnam, in 2015. However, it was revealed that the photo was of a stack of money Park boasted about to those around him, saying he earned it while running a rental car business in 2018. The Democratic Party of Korea filed a complaint with the prosecution against Park and lawyer Jang for violating the Public Official Election Act and other charges.

The police, who received the case from the prosecution, have continued their investigation, starting with a search and seizure at Suwon Detention Center where Park is incarcerated in March, followed by a search and seizure of lawyer Jang's office last month.

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