Park Chan-dae "129 Raids on Lee Jae-myung's Corporate Card Allegations, Typical Humiliation Tactic"

Park Chan-dae, Democratic Party Supreme Council Member, MBC Radio Interview
"Prosecutors Conducted Excessive Investigation but No Progress Made"

Amid renewed allegations of private misuse of corporate cards during Lee Jae-myung's tenure as governor of Gyeonggi Province, Park Chan-dae, a senior member of the Democratic Party, criticized it as a "typical shame-inducing media play."

On the 19th, Park appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' and said, "In particular, regarding the corporate card, 129 business locations were raided and searched."

Previously, on the day before, whistleblower Jo Myung-hyun, who reported the 'private misuse of Gyeonggi Province corporate cards' related to Lee's spouse Kim Hye-kyung, held a press conference revealing his face and name. Jo was scheduled to appear as a witness at the National Assembly audit but held the press conference condemning the cancellation after opposition parties blocked his participation.

Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, is entering the courthouse to attend the trial on the 17th at the Seoul Central District Court regarding the preferential treatment in the Daejang-dong and Wirye New Town development and the allegations related to Seongnam FC sponsorship funds. He did not respond to reporters' questions. Photo by Heo Young-han younghan@

Regarding the cancellation of Jo's adoption as a witness for the National Assembly audit, Park said, "The National Assembly audit is supposed to deal with matters related to state administration, but this is clearly related to political strife as anyone can see," adding, "It seems the cancellation was reached through an agreement between the ruling and opposition parties."

On the possibility of investigation commencement, Park said, "It has already been nearly two years since the presidential election passed, so how thoroughly do you think the current police and prosecution have investigated this matter?" He added, "Considering there has been no progress even including excessive prosecution investigations, I think this is just another summons, and I expect there will be no significant developments."

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province issued a clarification statement on the 18th, explaining, "The audit results suggest that Mr. Bae (a former Grade 5 special-appointed public official at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government) is suspected of improperly using business promotion expenses." Regarding reports that "Governor Kim requested the investigation," the statement clarified, "The audit and police complaint occurred before Governor Kim Dong-yeon's inauguration and are all untrue."

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