Prosecutors to Summon Jeong Jin-sang, Close Aide of Lee Jae-myung, for Investigation on the 15th

Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office building Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Jeong Jin-sang, the Political Coordination Officer of the Democratic Party leader's office, who is accused of receiving large bribes from the 'Daejang-dong gang,' will appear before the prosecution as a suspect on the 15th for investigation.

According to the legal community on the 14th, the Anti-Corruption Investigation Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Eom Hee-jun) coordinated with Jeong's side and decided to investigate him on the 15th.

Initially, the prosecution notified Jeong's side to appear for questioning at 10 a.m. on the 11th, but Jeong's side showed reluctance citing reasons such as hiring a lawyer, leading to schedule adjustments.

Jeong is accused of receiving a total of 140 million won in bribes (bribery under the Special Act) from Yoo Dong-gyu, former Planning Director of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, and others from the Daejang-dong gang under various pretexts of requests while working as Seongnam City Policy Secretary and Gyeonggi Province Policy Director from 2013 to 2020.

He is also accused, along with former Director Yoo and Kim Yong, Deputy Director of the Democratic Research Institute, of promising to share 24.5% (after tax 42.8 billion won) of the business shares of Kim Man-bae, the major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu, by giving preferential treatment to private contractors during the Daejang-dong project (acceptance of bribes after improper conduct), and of leaking confidential internal information to private contractors such as Nam Wook during the Wirye New Town project, enabling them to gain huge profits (violation of the Anti-Corruption Act). He is also accused of instructing former Director Yoo to throw his mobile phone out the window just before the prosecution's raid on September 29 last year (obstruction of evidence).

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