Namwook "Lee Jae-myung Received Wirye Project Report via Yuhan-gi and Jeong Jin-sang"

Nam Wook, a key figure in the preferential treatment allegations related to the Daejang-dong development, is attending the warrant hearing held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 3rd. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Testimony has emerged in court that Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea and former mayor of Seongnam City during the development of Wirye New Town, received related reports through Jeong Jin-sang, the policy secretary (currently the director of political coordination in the representative office).

Nam Wook, a lawyer and private developer involved in the Wirye and Daejang-dong projects, made this statement on the 18th during the trial on breach of trust related to Daejang-dong held at the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 22 (Presiding Judge Lee Jun-cheol), while directly cross-examining Jeong Young-hak, an accountant and one of the 'Daejang-dong group.'

Nam said, "During the Wirye project, the witness consulted with Yoo Han-gi (deceased), former head of the Development Project Headquarters at Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, during the bidding process, and Yoo Han-gi reported the details to Director Jeong Jin-sang, who then reported to Mayor Lee Jae-myung, and the bidding proceeded accordingly."

He continued, "Regarding the Daejang-dong project, didn't the witness also discuss the bidding-related matters with former Director Yoo Han-gi, and weren't those details reported from Yoo Han-gi to Director Jeong Jin-sang and then to Mayor Lee Jae-myung in that order?" he asked Jeong.

Jeong refuted, saying, "That is completely different from the facts." He claimed, "While it is true that I met Yoo Han-gi during the Wirye project, (during Daejang-dong) Yoo Dong-gyu prevented Yoo Han-gi from meeting at all." Jeong also responded, "I only met him when permission was granted."

Lee Jae-myung is under suspicion of giving preferential treatment to developers by pre-selecting Nam and others as developers for the Wirye project and issuing public notices for developer selection during his tenure as mayor of Seongnam.

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