Kim Gun-hee’s stock manipulation case, a meeting of the ‘Red Team’, will be held on the 16th… “Considering expertise”

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, “The prosecution, which is investigating suspicions of First Lady Kim Geon-hee’s involvement in Deutsche Motors’ stock manipulation, will hold a ‘red team’ meeting on the 16th to discuss the results of the investigation team’s actions. The prosecution plans to assemble a red team of expert prosecutors in securities and financial investigations to critique the conclusions of the investigative team.”,
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, “According to a report by Kyunghyang Shinmun on the 15th, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office will convene a meeting on the 16th with prosecutors who are not part of the stock manipulation investigation team to review the investigation results and direction of prosecution. It was reported internally within Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit 2 (headed by Chief Prosecutor Choi Jae-hoon) that they have decided not to prosecute Mrs. Kim.”,
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, “The prosecution plans to select about 15 prosecutors, including prosecutors from the 1st to 4th Deputy Chief Prosecutors who are well-versed in securities and financial cases, regardless of their rank, to form the red team. The meeting will be held in a manner where the investigation team will first explain the background and results of the case, followed by the red team members pointing out any issues. This process is similar to the internal review meeting held during the case of Mrs. Kim’s luxury bag incident.”,
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, “Legal circles predict that the prosecution will make a final decision on the case on the 17th. The step to internally listen to opposing opinions before making a decision on the case is seen as an effort to identify and correct any weaknesses in the logic of the investigative team and to demonstrate a fair handling of the case, given the high level of public interest. A prosecution official stated, ‘We will compose the team with prosecutors who can represent the central Prosecutors’ Office to hear the overall opinions of the prosecution in addition to the investigation team’s.'”,
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, “Internally in the prosecution, voices were raised that this process is ‘exceptional but not unprecedented, thus ensuring a thorough procedure.’ Some opinions also pointed out the need for an internal review process due to the exclusion of the Prosecutor General’s command of the investigation in this case.”,
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, “A senior official from Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office mentioned, ‘In the past, there was a rehearsal process where a human rights investigation adviser examined cases from the perspective of the suspect’s defense counsel, known as the Indictment Review Procedure.’ Another official also stated, ‘Since the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office cannot intervene, there is a procedure that can be carried out at the central District Prosecutors’ Office level.'”