Kim Gunhee's Side Requests to Discuss Investigation Method... Special Prosecutor Says "Nothing to Discuss"

Kim's Side Contacts Special Prosecutor to Discuss "Investigation Method"
Special Prosecutor: "Date Was Notified Well in Advance, Nothing in Particular to Discuss"

First Lady Kim Gunhee, wife of former President Yoon Sukyeol, is leaving the voting booth after casting her ballot at the Seocho 4-dong 3rd polling station set up at Wonmyeong Elementary School in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 3rd, the day of the 21st presidential election. Photo by Yonhap News

Representatives of First Lady Kim Gunhee conveyed to Special Prosecutor Min Jungki's team their intention to discuss the method of investigation, but the special prosecutor's team drew a clear line, stating that such discussions were unnecessary. The special prosecutor's team has already notified Kim Gunhee to appear at the special prosecutor's office on August 6 for questioning.

Special Prosecutor Assistant Moon Hongju stated at a regular briefing on the afternoon of the 23rd, "We received a message from Kim Gunhee's attorney, who received the summons, expressing a desire to visit the special prosecutor's office and discuss the details of the investigation process."

He added, "The special prosecutor's position is that such discussions are unnecessary and that it is sufficient to proceed with the investigation on the notified date. Since the date was given with ample notice, there is nothing in particular that needs to be discussed."

It has been reported that Kim Gunhee's side requested that, considering her health condition, she be questioned frequently but with only one charge addressed per day.

In addition, regarding the so-called 'Butler Gate', Cho Hyunsang, Vice Chairman of HS Hyosung and one of the investors involved, informed the special prosecutor's team that he would return to Korea on the 31st and appear for questioning on August 1. The special prosecutor's team had originally planned to question Vice Chairman Cho on the 21st, but rescheduled due to his business trip to Vietnam.

The special prosecutor's team is sequentially summoning companies that invested in the company of Kim Yesung, who is known as Kim Gunhee's butler, for questioning.

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