Prosecutors review reinforcement of investigation team at Changwon District Prosecutors' Office on 'suspected involvement in nomination'

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Amid the imminent summoning of Myung Tae-kyun, the prosecution is expected to reinforce the investigation team of the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office.

Following last month, it is reported that it is considering sending about three additional prosecutors.

Reporter Shin Ji-won reports.

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Changwon District Prosecutors' Office has allocated a case of 'suspected involvement in the nomination of Myung Tae-kyun' to the investigation department without a prosecutor for a while,
Only after the revelation of the official
was made, he sent it to the criminal department and was criticized for a "wolf investigation."

In response, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office dispatched two prosecutors to the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office's investigation team last month,

[Shim Woo-jung / Prosecutor General (National Audit on the 21st of last month: We have strengthened the number of people. I can put more if I need to....]

Recently, it has been reported that the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office, which is currently composed of seven prosecutors, is also considering reinforcing three to four prosecutors.

In fact, if about three more prosecutors are dispatched, the number of prosecutors is expected to increase to around 10 in the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office investigation team.

Following last month, the prosecution also dispatched an additional investigator specializing in account tracking.

In addition to the alleged violation of the Political Fund Act between Myung and former lawmaker Kim Young-sun, who are investigated by Changwon District Prosecutors' Office,
Suspicions surrounding
are spreading in many ways.

With the release of the recording file of President Yoon Suk Yeol's call with Myung when he was elected in 2022, the suspicion of intervention in the presidential nomination is intensifying,
Suspicions have emerged that
was involved in the process of selecting the Changwon National Industrial Complex, leading to charges against the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

Separately, allegations that Myung manipulated public opinion polls during the 22nd presidential election have been allocated to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office's Public Investigation Department 2.

Considering the seriousness of the matter, some point out that the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office or the Special Investigation Team should investigate cases related to Myung in a lump sum, but

A prosecution official drew a line that he is not currently considering forming a "special investigation team."

I'm Shin Jiwon of YTN.


Video editing: Kim Jiyeon