According to legal circles on the 13th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office's special investigation team into the Myung Tae-gyun scandal questioned Chief Secretary Jeong as a witness the day before.
The investigation is looking into allegations that former President Yoon and his wife intervened in the People Power Party's nomination of some of its local and regional government heads, and Jeong was the party's local election nomination committee chairman at the time.
Prior to this, the investigation team had questioned People's Power lawmaker Kim Jeong-jae (then chairman of the North Gyeongsang Party) in March and found that
In April, the government summoned and questioned former Pyeongtaek mayor Kong Jae-gwang, former Pohang mayoral candidate Moon Choong-ung, and other related parties.
At that time, Rep. Kim Jeong-jae, who was the chairman of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Party, put his wife Kim Gun-Hee's wishes at the forefront and
It is said that former President Yoon and his wife tried to cut off the reserve candidate Lee Kang-deok, who ran in the first round of the presidential election, and endorse Moon Choong-woong, president of the Donghae Institute, as the official candidate.
This was the argument of Lee Jun-seok, a lawmaker from the New Reform Party who was the representative of the People's Power Party at the time. Meanwhile, the investigation team is maintaining its stance that a face-to-face interview with Mrs. Kim is necessary and is adjusting the schedule.
Previously, Kim's side was notified in April to appear before the prosecutor's office, but she refused to comply with the summons, citing the presidential election and political neutrality.
2025/06/13 21:04 KST
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