Prosecutor Kim Young-chul is cleared of charges of "alleged conciliation of Jang Si-ho."

The high-ranking government official's crime investigation office has cleared Kim Young-chul, deputy prosecutor of the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office, who was accused of having Choi Seo-won's nephew Jang Si-ho practice perjury.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit disposed of Deputy Prosecutor Kim yesterday (19th) on charges of abuse of authority and perjury.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit judged that there was no prior contact between the two based on Jang's statement that Jang had no record of going outside from the detention center during the alleged period, and that Deputy Prosecutor Kim had never trained him to testify.

Earlier, YouTube channel New Exploration and others raised suspicions that Deputy Prosecutor Kim conciliated Jang and practiced testimony when the special prosecutor was dispatched to the special prosecutor for the manipulation of state affairs.Mr.

was a suspect and key witness in the state affairs manipulation case, and testified at the trial about various irregularities surrounding Mr. Choi and allegations of involvement in the Samsung Group.