Investigation Two Days After Arrest on August 12
Special Prosecutor Team Focuses on Deutsche Bank, Nomination Intervention, and Alleged Requests, ‘[Edaily’s Baek Joo-ah and trainee reporter Seong Ga-hyun] Kim Kun-hee, who is currently detained, appeared at the special prosecutor’s office for questioning by the special prosecutor’s team led by Min Joong-gi. ‘,
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, ‘Mrs. Kim arrived at the KT Gwanghwamun West Building in Jongno District, Seoul at 9:53 AM on the 14th where the special prosecutor’s office is located. ‘,
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, ‘Mrs. Kim, handcuffed, alighted from the police van and entered the interrogation room. ‘,
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, ‘The special prosecutor’s team announced through a press release, “The investigation began at 9:56 and today’s session will focus on allegations of improper election intervention and nomination interference.” This is the first investigation since Mrs. Kim was arrested on the 12th.’,
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, ‘The special prosecutor is expected to focus on charges specified in the arrest warrant.’,
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, ‘The nomination interference allegations involve Mrs. Kim and former President Yoon Seok-yeol receiving public opinion survey results worth approximately 2.7 billion KRW from political broker Myung Tae-kyun, and exerting influence on Kim Young-sun’s nomination in the June 1 by-election. ‘,
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, ‘The allegations related to favors include Mrs. Kim reportedly receiving a Chanel bag and a Graff necklace from Yong Young-ho, former head of the Unification Church World Headquarters, through Jeon Seong-bae and providing favors to the church in return.’,
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, ‘The special prosecutor is likely to further investigate evidence recently obtained.’,
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, ‘The special prosecutor has secured the authenticity of the ‘Van Cleef & Arpels’ necklace that Mrs. Kim wore at the NATO summit in June 2022 from Seohee Construction. They also obtained a written statement from Lee Bong-gwan, chairman of Seohee Construction, claiming he directly delivered it to Mrs. Kim.’,
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, ‘Mrs. Kim asserts that it is a counterfeit item she purchased in Hong Kong 20 years ago, but the special prosecutor presented this evidence to the court to obtain an arrest warrant. The special prosecutor views these actions as evidence tampering and obstructing the investigation.’,
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, ‘Additionally, it is reported that testimony has been secured from a head of a robot dog import company, stating, “I purchased a luxury watch from the Vacheron Constantin store in 2022 and delivered it to Mrs. Kim.”’,
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, ‘The special prosecutor can detain Mrs. Kim for up to 20 days during which they must decide whether to indict her. It is anticipated that Mrs. Kim will continue to deny the charges as she did during her initial investigation on the 6th. The special prosecutor is expected to summon her for questioning several more times before deciding on indictment.’,
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, ‘Meanwhile, on the 12th, the special prosecutor is expected to request an arrest warrant for ‘housekeeper’ Kim Yeseong, who was apprehended at Incheon Airport. According to criminal procedure law, an arrest warrant must be requested within 48 hours after arrest, otherwise the individual must be released.’,
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