Prosecutors Search Former Press Union Chairman's Office... Allegations of Bribery After Kim Man-bae Interview

The prosecution has detected circumstances in which former Press Union Chairman Shin Hak-rim conducted a false interview with Kim Man-bae, the major shareholder of Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management, and received money and goods, and launched a forced investigation on the 1st.

Kim Man-bae [Image source=Yonhap News]

The Anti-Corruption Investigation Division 3 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kang Baek-shin) is conducting searches and seizures at two locations, including Shin's residence and office, on the morning of the same day.

Former Chairman Shin is suspected of conducting a false interview with Kim ahead of last year's presidential election. At that time, Newstapa disclosed the conversation between Kim and Shin in September 2021. In that report, Kim claimed that regarding the investigation of Busan Savings Bank, he could not directly ask President Yoon Seok-yeol, who was then the head of the Criminal Investigation Division 2, and introduced former special prosecutor Park Young-soo to Jo Woo-hyung as a 'person who could be effective.' The prosecution believes that former Chairman Shin received hundreds of millions of won in money and goods in return for this interview.

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