Second Comprehensive Special Prosecutor Raids Public Procurement Service Over 'Presidential Residence Relocation Allegations'
Securing Construction Contract Documents at the Time
The second Comprehensive Special Prosecutor's team announced on May 12 that it has launched a search and seizure operation at the Public Procurement Service and other agencies to secure documents related to construction contracts in connection with the “Presidential Residence Relocation Allegations.”
Special Prosecutor Changyoung Kwon is making a press statement with special assistant prosecutors at the office in Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi Province on February 25. Photo by Yonhap News
View original imageThe core of the alleged preferential treatment in the relocation of the presidential residence centers on the company “21Gram,” which does not hold a general construction license. After the inauguration of former President Yoon Suk Yeol in May 2022, 21Gram won contracts for the relocation and extension of the presidential office and residence through private arrangements, thereby allegedly receiving undue favors.
There are also indications that a payment of approximately 1.4 billion won was made to the contractor before the completion inspection was carried out, following the completion of the residence remodeling project.
Previously, the Comprehensive Special Prosecutor's team had already conducted search and seizure operations at related ministries, including the Ministry of Planning and Budget, the Ministry of Finance and Economy, and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, to secure relevant documents.
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Investigations will also be conducted into senior government officials from the administration of former President Yoon suspected of involvement in the relocation process. The Comprehensive Special Prosecutor's team plans to summon Kim Ohjin, former First Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, as a suspect for questioning on May 13. On May 14, Yoon Jae-soon, former Chief Secretary for General Affairs at the Presidential Office, will appear as a suspect, and on May 15, Kim Daeki, former Chief Presidential Secretary, will also be questioned as a suspect by the special prosecutor's team.
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