The prosecution, which is investigating the allegations of election meddling involving former President Yoon Suk-yeol and his spouse, questioned former Director General Kim Sang-min, who was an aspiring candidate for the People Power Party in the April 10th general election last year.

Prosecutor Kim Sang-min of the Daejeon High Prosecutors' Office is holding a press conference to announce his candidacy for the 22nd National Assembly election at the press room of Changwon City Hall in Seongsan-gu, Changwon, Gyeongnam on Jan. 9, 2022. /Courtesy of News1

According to the legal community on the 20th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office's investigation team led by Vice Minister Lee Ji-hyung summoned former Director General Kim on the 18th for questioning.

The prosecution reported that they verified whether Kim Keon-hee, the wife of former President Yoon, was involved in the nomination process of the People Power Party ahead of the April 10th general election last year.

Kim Keon-hee is alleged to have facilitated the nomination of former Prosecutor Kim by moving the current representative, Kim Young-sun, from the Changwon, Uichang constituency to run in Gimhae, Gap.

Earlier, according to a transcript of a conversation with Kim Keon-hee disclosed by Myung's side on February 17, Kim said to Myung, "Former Prosecutor Kim Sang-min really struggled during the investigation of former Minister Cho Kuk," and "Please help Kim Sang-min become a member of the National Assembly in Uichang."

Meanwhile, former Prosecutor Kim was part of the Central District Prosecutor's Office's Special Investigations Division 3 when Yoon was the chief prosecutor. He is known to have been partially involved in the investigation of former Minister Cho Kuk in 2019.

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