[Breaking] Arrest Warrant Issued for Director Jeong Jin-sang... "Risk of Evidence Tampering and Flight"

Jin Sang Jeong, Chief of Political Coordination Office, Office of the Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist] The prosecution has arrested Jeong Jin-sang, the Political Coordination Officer of the Democratic Party of Korea's Representative Office, on charges including bribery.

On the 18th, Seoul Central District Court's Judge Kim Se-yong, who is in charge of warrants, conducted a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant substantive examination) for Officer Jeong and issued an arrest warrant in the early hours of the 19th.

Judge Kim stated the reason for issuing the warrant was "concerns over evidence destruction and flight risk."

The Anti-Corruption Investigation Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Eom Hee-jun) requested an arrest warrant for Officer Jeong on the 16th on charges including bribery under the Specific Crimes Aggravated Punishment Act, bribery after improper conduct, violation of the Anti-Corruption Act, and instigation of evidence destruction.

Following Kim Yong, Deputy Director of the Democratic Research Institute (arrested and indicted), whom Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader, himself admitted as a close aide, the arrest of Officer Jeong, known as Lee's "right-hand man," on charges of receiving money and goods from the Daejang-dong gang is expected to accelerate the prosecution's investigation into Leader Lee.

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