Prosecutors Raid Gyeonggi Provincial Office Over Lee Jae-myung's False Statement Claiming "I Don't Know Late Kim Moon-gi"

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending an emergency party meeting held at the National Assembly on the 5th, reviewing materials. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The prosecution conducted a search and seizure at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government office three days before the statute of limitations expired in relation to Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who was accused of making false statements claiming he "did not know" the late Kim Moon-gi, former Head of Development Division 1 at Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, during the presidential election period concerning the Daejang-dong development project.

The Public Investigation Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Sang-hyun) dispatched prosecutors and investigators to the offices of persons involved in the case within the Gyeonggi Provincial Government on the morning of the 6th to secure materials related to the case.

Lee is accused of publicly disseminating false information during an interview with a broadcasting company on December 22 of last year, after being selected as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, stating that he "did not know" about the late Kim Moon-gi, former Head of Development Division 1 at Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, as Kim was a subordinate employee during his tenure as mayor.

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