ABCDEFG SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) Prosecutors said Saturday they have questioned a presidential secretary over an alleged illegal exit ban imposed on former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-ui in the first questioning of a presidential official in the case. Lee Kwang-cheol, secretary for civil affairs for President Moon Jae-in, was questioned for about 10 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the day. The secretary is suspected to have told Cha Gyu-geun, commissioner of the Korea Immigration Service, on March 22, 2019, that prosecutor Lee Kyu-won would contact him. The secretary also told prosecutor Lee Kyu-won to stop Kim s departure, saying he already talked with the Justice Ministry over the case.
Posted : 2021-04-18 20:02
Lee Sung-yoon, chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office / Korea Times file
Prosecutors have questioned the chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office over alleged abuse of power in connection with an illegal travel ban imposed against a scandal-ridden senior official two years ago, officials said Sunday.
Lee Sung-yoon was questioned at the Suwon District Prosecutors Office as a suspect on Saturday over allegations that he exercised undue influence in 2019 to bring an end to an investigation into the alleged illegal exit ban imposed on former vice justice minister Kim Hak-ui.
According to the investigation team, Lee was accompanied by his lawyer and was questioned for approximately nine hours. Saturday s probe was conducted following repeated refusals by Lee to comply with subpoenas.
Posted : 2021-04-15 14:59
Former Kumho Asiana Group Chairman Park Sam-koo / Yonhap
Park Sam-koo, former chairman of Kumho Asiana Group, was questioned by prosecutors on Thursday over allegations of unfair transactions among group affiliates during his chairmanship.
According to officials at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office, Park appeared before prosecutors around 9 a.m. as a suspect in their investigation into the group s suspected inter-affiliate financial deals that allegedly resulted in huge gains for the former chairman and his family.
The 76-year-old Park resigned as chairman of Kumho Asiana Group and its affiliate Asiana Airlines in 2019 to take responsibility for controversial bookkeeping for the nation s No. 2 carrier.
Presidential official charged as prosecution wraps up election meddling probe
Posted : 2021-04-09 20:01
Updated : 2021-04-09 20:01
Lee Jin-seok, presidential secretary for state affairs monitoring / Cheong Wa Dae press corpsProsecutors on Friday indicted a presidential official in a high-profile political scandal surrounding a 2018 mayoral election.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office charged Lee Jin-seok, presidential secretary for state affairs monitoring, with violating election laws, wrapping up more than a year of investigation into the case in which presidential officials and a ruling party candidate s campaign allegedly colluded to win the mayoral election in the southeastern city of Ulsan.
Cheong Wa Dae expressed regret over the prosecution service s move.
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