Prosecutor Lee Ju-yong, who investigated Nam Uk, a private contractor in the Daejang-dong development project, is said to have attempted to take an extreme step on the 10th after being selected as a witness and receiving a summons for the "fact-finding parliamentary inquiry into the alleged fabricated indictment by political prosecutors under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration." The prosecutor is said to be hospitalized and receiving treatment.
According to political circles and legal sources on the 16th, the prosecutor is said to have made the extreme attempt on the 10th while on sick leave for kidney cancer treatment. At the special parliamentary inquiry committee held that day, Rep. Gwak Gyu-taek of the People Power Party said, "The prosecutor who investigated the Daejang-dong development scandal had kidney cancer confirmed and was hospitalized, but a subpoena was sent for a parliamentary inquiry, leading the responsible prosecutor to attempt an extreme choice," adding, "Even so, a compelled attendance order was issued again today." The prosecutor is said to have expressed grievance to people around him.
From 2022 to early 2023, the prosecutor handled the questioning of Nam on the Daejang-dong team. In court, Nam had given testimony unfavorable to President Lee Jae-myung, but in November last year reversed course, saying he "testified under prosecutorial pressure."
At the hearing of the special parliamentary inquiry held that day, Nam also claimed to have heard remarks such as "Our goal is one" from Director General Jeong Il-gwon, alleging that prosecutors coerced fabricated testimony to indict the president. Director General Jeong flatly denied Nam's claims.
Former Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok, who appeared at the hearing that day, questioned the credibility of Nam's claims. The former chief said, "Nam's statements changed A-B-A, and when they were at B, Democratic Party lawmakers likely had a very hostile feeling toward Nam Uk," adding, "And when he spoke A again, People Power Party lawmakers likely viewed him with hostility. You look at other objective physical evidence and circumstances to judge which of Nam's statements is correct."