Prosecution Refiles Arrest Warrant for Kang Raegu over 'Money Envelope'... Additional Evidence of Evidence Tampering Detected (Comprehensive)

The prosecution investigating the ‘2021 Democratic Party National Convention Money Envelope Suspicion’ refiled an arrest warrant for Kang Raegoo, former Standing Auditor of the Korea Water Resources Corporation, on the 4th.

Kang Raegu, Former Standing Auditor of Korea Water Resources Corporation [Photo by Yonhap News]

The Anti-Corruption Investigation Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Youngcheol) announced that they refiled an arrest warrant against former Auditor Kang on charges of violating the Political Parties Act and bribery.

According to the prosecution, former Auditor Kang is suspected of conspiring with Democratic Party lawmakers Yoon Gwansuk and Lee Seongman, and former Democratic Party Deputy Secretary-General Lee Jeonggeun (indicted in custody) from March to May 2021 to distribute a total of 94 million won to lawmakers and others to elect former party leader Song Younggil at the national convention. The prosecution believes that Kang procured 80 million won of this amount from businessman Kim, who was identified as a sponsor, among others.

Specifically, in April 2021, following instructions from Lawmaker Yoon to "distribute money to maintain existing support," former Auditor Kang raised 60 million won, which was divided into 3 million won portions and delivered to 10 to 20 lawmakers of the same party.

Former Auditor Kang was also investigated for proposing to primary campaign staff to "pay cash to regional headquarters officials to win over national delegates and party members." Accordingly, a total of 14 million won was handed over to about 10 regional headquarters chiefs on March 30 and 7 chiefs on April 11, 2021.

At the end of April that year, Kang raised 20 million won to encourage election campaigning by regional situation room chiefs, and this money was delivered twice in 500,000 won portions to 20 regional situation room chiefs.

He is also accused of receiving 3 million won in September 2020 from a businessman under the pretext of a delivery request for equipment at a power plant under the Water Resources Corporation.

The prosecution conducted supplementary investigations after Kang’s arrest warrant was dismissed once on the 21st of last month. They focused on clarifying the funding and delivery process by summoning and investigating Park, a former aide to former leader Song, and regional headquarters chiefs identified as recipients. It is known that during the investigation, the prosecution additionally detected signs of evidence destruction, such as suspects changing their mobile phones and coordinating their stories.

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