Prosecutors Notify Lee Jae-myung to Appear Regarding Ssangbangwool's North Korea Remittance... Fifth Summons Since Taking Office as Representative

The prosecution has notified Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, to appear in relation to the allegations of North Korea remittances involving the Ssangbangwool Group.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 21st. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

According to the legal community on the 23rd, the Criminal Division 6 of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Young-nam) has informed Lee to appear for investigation on charges of bribery by a third party. The date of the summons is reported to be sometime next week.

The Ssangbangwool North Korea remittance allegations involve former Ssangbangwool Group Chairman Kim Sung-tae sending a total of 8 million USD to North Korea on behalf of Gyeonggi Province, including 5 million USD for the North Korean smart farm support project that Gyeonggi Province was supposed to provide, and 3 million USD for the North Korean visit expenses requested by then-Gyeonggi Peace Deputy Governor Lee Hwa-young in 2019. The prosecution believes that Lee, who was then governor of Gyeonggi Province, was involved in Ssangbangwool's payment on behalf.

If Lee complies with the prosecution's request, it will be his fifth appearance before the prosecution since taking office. Previously, Lee was investigated once for the Seongnam FC illegal sponsorship allegations, twice for the Wirye and Daechung-dong development allegations, and once for the Baekhyeon-dong preferential treatment allegations.

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