2023-04-28 16:40:00
Lee Jae-myung “Are you saying you explained it to me?”
Lee Jae-myung, keeping a calm attitude while driving Mr. Yoo
As an opportunity to express a position that shakes the credibility of the newspaper procedure
In addition, Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung had his first direct newspaper with Yoo Dong-gyu, former head of the Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, who was once his aide, and engaged in a legal battle. It is the first time the two have spoken since the ‘Daejang-dong Incident’ began in September 2021. Mr. Yoo changed his stance after the prosecution’s re-investigation in September of last year and continued to testify and testify against Lee.
Representative Lee and Mr. Yoo confronted each other in the 5th hearing on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act held at the hearing of the 34th Criminal Division (Judge Kang Gyu-tae) of the Seoul Central District Court on the afternoon of the 28th. We met face-to-face for the first time on the 31st of last month, but this is the first time for questions and answers. Under the Criminal Procedure Act, the accused may also interrogate the witnesses.
Representative Lee, who is a defendant, took advantage of this opportunity to launch an attack against the witness Yoo.
Lee Jae-myung, the head of the Democratic Party of Korea, who was accused of making false statements during the last presidential election, is heading to court to attend the first trial for violation of the Public Official Election Act held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu on the 28th. yunhap news
While his lawyer was cross-examining Mr. Yoo, who came out as a witness, CEO Lee interrupted, saying, “Can I ask you something?”
When the lawyer pointed out that the memory of Mr. Yoo directly reporting to CEO Lee, who was the mayor of Seongnam, was not accurate, the moment Mr. Yoo mentioned CEO Lee, “Do you not remember discussing what to do while drawing a picture in the mayor’s office regarding the park development of Industrial Complex 1?” was
Representative Lee said, “You mean you explained it to me while drawing a picture? When asked if he told Nam-wook that he could build Industrial Complex 1 if he could make 100 billion won?” Yoo said, “Yes.”
This situation also appears in the so-called ‘Jung Young-hak transcript’. In the transcript of April 17, 2013, Mr. Nam-wook said in relation to the land expropriation issue, Mr. Yoo said, “I just need to wrap it up and throw it to the mayor (Jae-myeong Lee). The mayor even drew a picture for me. This really needs to be known only to you and me. All you need is 100 billion. Then it will be solved,” he told accountant Jung Young-hak.
Attorney Nam and accountant Jeong were the designers who laid the framework for the Daejang-dong project, with Nam in charge of legal issues and Jung in charge of accounting and finance issues.
Representative Lee said, “I explained at the New Year’s meeting in February 2013 that if I develop Daejang-dong, I will have 370 billion won left, so I can build a park with 200 billion won. pointed out
Lawyer Nam Wook (left) and Hwacheon Daeyu’s major shareholder Kim Man-bae. yunhap news
Then Mr. Yoo said, “At that time, the two of us sat in the mayor’s office and I listened to the mayor. The mayor also said that he talked and talked while drawing pictures together.”
In the meantime, Mr. Yoo referred to Lee as ‘Lee Jae-myeong’ or ‘Lee Jae-myeong’ in the trial, but he expressed it as the mayor while talking directly.
When CEO Lee asked, “I don’t think I drew anything, what was it like?” Yoo replied, “I don’t remember exactly.”
When CEO Lee said, “It seems that the witness drew the picture,” Mr. Yoo retorted, “I also drew the mayor (together).”
In the newspaper with Mr. Yoo, CEO Lee also insisted that he did not know the late Kim Moon-ki, former head of the construction department 1, when he was the mayor of Seongnam. When CEO Lee questioned the fact that Mr. Yoo’s claim that former manager Kim reported directly to the Wirye New Town development project several times immediately after joining the corporation was not correct, Mr. That’s right.” He backed away slightly.
I asked about the specific circumstances of the promotion of the Wirye project, but when Mr. Yoo repeated, “I don’t remember exactly,” CEO Lee said, “I should say that it is not unclear. Frustrated, I ask. The facts are wrong.”
Lee Jae-myeong (left), leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and former head of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation Yoo Dong-gyu. yunhap news
The scene seemed to be used as an opportunity to express a position that shakes the credibility of the witness statement, saying that the witness statement was wrong.
While pushing Mr. Yoo, CEO Lee maintained a calm attitude.
As befits a lawyer who has been active as a lawyer for a long time, he adjusted his tone and showed his composure towards Yoo, saying, “I tried not to talk about it, but it’s very difficult.” This is in line with CEO Lee’s claim that Mr. Yoo was persuaded and changed his position while being investigated by the prosecution.
However, Mr. Yoo immediately replied, “No.”
Representative Lee also refuted Mr. Yoo’s claim that he reported that Man-bae Kim’s team was entering the Daejang-dong business on a business trip to Australia and New Zealand in January 2015, saying, “If the witness did an illegal act, do you think I would have tolerated it?” In response, Mr. Yoo said, “Did you not know what Jeong Jin-sang and Kim Yong were doing? Jeong Jin-sang, the mayor’s closest aide, knew everything. Didn’t he know all about drinking and prostitution together?”
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