Second Special Counsel Requests Arrest Warrants for Senior Yoon Administration Officials over Presidential Residence Relocation Scandal
Kim Daegi, Yoon Jaesoon, and Kim Ojin Targeted for Custody
The Second Comprehensive Special Investigator Team has begun efforts to secure the custody of senior officials from the Yoon Suk Yeol administration who are accused of illegally diverting funds during the relocation of the presidential residence.
Kim Dae-gi, former Chief of Staff to the President, appeared at the office of the second special investigation team led by Kwon Chang-young in Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 15th. Photo by Yonhap News
View original imageAccording to the legal community on May 19, the special investigation team requested arrest warrants on May 19 for former Presidential Chief of Staff Kim Daegi, former Presidential Secretary for General Affairs Yoon Jaesoon, and former Presidential Secretary for Facility Management Kim Ojin, on charges of abuse of authority.
Former Chief Kim and the others are suspected of mobilizing the Presidential Secretariat in 2022 to pay construction costs to "21gram," a company that did not meet qualifications, during the relocation of the presidential residence. It is known that 21gram sponsored exhibitions hosted by Covana Contents, which was operated by Kim Keon-hee, and was also in charge of the office's design and construction.
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A representative of the special investigation team stated, "We confirmed that, despite objections from the relevant ministries, the budget of the Government Complex Management Office under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, which is unrelated to the presidential residence, was illegally diverted according to the instructions of the suspects. Taking into account the seriousness of the crime, the risk of evidence destruction, and the necessity of further investigation, we have requested arrest warrants."
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