The Kim Keon-hee special investigation team announced on the 27th that it has received materials related to the 'SAMBU Construction stock manipulation suspicion' case from the prosecution. Kim Keon-hee is accused of being involved in this case.
The Kim Keon-hee special investigation team stated through a press announcement that it received materials related to the SAMBU Construction case, which is subject to investigation under the Special Investigation Act, from the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office.
The suspicion of stock manipulation by SAMBU Construction centers around allegations that in May and June 2023, officials from SAMBU Construction inflated stock prices by pretending to initiate reconstruction projects in Ukraine and then profited hundreds of millions of won by selling their shares.
The Democratic Party of Korea has raised allegations that Lee Jong-ho, the former CEO of Black Pearl Investment, who was identified as managing Kim Keon-hee's account in the Deutsch Motors stock manipulation case, was also involved in this case. It was reported that after sending a message 'Check SAMBU tomorrow' in a group chat, the trading volume of SAMBU Construction surged and stock prices skyrocketed.
The Financial Supervisory Service investigated this case for about seven months starting in September last year. Based on this, the Financial Services Commission reported SAMBU Construction officials to the prosecution. However, Kim Keon-hee and Lee Jong-ho were not included in the report. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office was jointly investigating this case with the Financial Supervisory Service.