Prosecutors Summon Lee Jae-myung on 6th Over Alleged False Statements Related to Baekhyeon-dong and Late Kim Moon-gi

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, received a text message on the 1st at the regular National Assembly opening ceremony held at the National Assembly, saying, "A summons for the member regarding Baekhyun-dong false information disclosure, Daejang-dong development-related false information disclosure, and Kim Moon-gi (former head of Development Division 1 at Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, under investigation for Daejang-dong allegations) denying knowledge has just arrived. This is war." / Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] The prosecution will summon Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, on the 6th for investigation on charges of making false statements related to the 'Baekhyeon-dong preferential treatment suspicion' and other matters.

According to the legal community on the 1st, the Public Investigation Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Sang-hyun) notified Lee's side, who was accused of violating the Public Official Election Act, to appear on the 6th.

Earlier, Lee is accused of publicly announcing false information regarding the suspicion of preferential treatment in changing the use of the Baekhyeon-dong Korea Food Research Institute site during the Gyeonggi Province audit by the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, after being elected as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate on October 20 last year while serving as governor of Gyeonggi Province.

Lee is also under suspicion of making false statements in a broadcast interview, saying about the late Kim Moon-gi, the key figure in the Daejang-dong development project and the head of Development Division 1 at Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, "He was a subordinate, so I did not know during my time as mayor."

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