Prosecutors Conduct Search and Seizure of Song Young-gil's Former Secretary Over 'Democratic Party Money Envelope Allegation'

The prosecution investigating the '2021 Party Convention Money Envelope Suspicion' of the Democratic Party of Korea conducted a search and seizure on a former secretary who was in charge of practical matters related to the 'Group of National Assembly Members' who supported former representative Song Young-gil at the time.

Former Song Young-gil, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, suspected of money envelope scandal at the party convention. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

According to the legal community on the 17th, the Anti-Corruption Investigation Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Young-chul) sent prosecutors and investigators to the residence of Yang, who served as former representative Song's secretary, in the morning to secure preparatory materials related to the schedule of the group of National Assembly members. The prosecution is reported to have conducted a search and seizure on Yang to supplement the identification of the involved lawmakers regarding the distribution of 10 money envelopes in the Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee's small conference room at the National Assembly on April 28, 2021.

The prosecution believes that on April 28-29, 2021, ahead of the Democratic Party's convention, independent lawmaker Yoon Kwan-seok (63, detained), known as the so-called 'leader of the Song Young-gil faction,' distributed 3 million won each to up to 20 incumbent Democratic Party lawmakers, totaling 60 million won. Based on investigations of the detained lawmaker Yoon and former secretary Park Yong-soo (53), who was previously indicted and detained, the investigation team is accelerating the inquiry into the creation and delivery process of the money envelopes distributed to incumbent National Assembly members, primary campaign regional headquarters chiefs, and regional situation room chiefs.

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