A request for an inspection of nine prosecutors who investigated the "Daejang-dong development bribery" case has been filed with the Ministry of Justice. The investigation into these prosecutors is underway at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office.
Minister Jung Sung-ho of the Ministry of Justice said at an agency briefing for the "National Assembly investigation into allegations of fabricated indictments by political prosecutors under Yoon Suk-yeol" held at the National Assembly on Apr. 7 that "from September to December last year, a total of four inspection requests were filed against prosecutors investigating the Daejang-dong development case."
According to the Ministry of Justice, the subjects of the inspection are nine prosecutors who belonged to the second-phase investigation team of the Daejang-dong development case and conducted the investigation and indictment of the Daejang-dong development case from 2022 to 2024.
Previously, the Special Committee to Respond to Fabricated Indictments by Political Prosecutors of the Democratic Party of Korea was reported to have filed a civil petition with the Ministry of Justice requesting an inspection of the nine prosecutors.
The alleged misconduct listed in the inspection request includes allegations of pressuring suspects through separate investigations and forcing or coaxing statements, and allegations of drafting false official documents in connection with the manipulation of the Jung Young-hak recordings during the Wirye New Town case currently investigating.
The Minister said, "In accordance with inspection regulations, the received inspection request was forwarded to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office." The Supreme Prosecutors' Office instructed the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office, which has jurisdiction over the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office that investigated the Daejang-dong development scandal, to conduct a fact-finding investigation, and the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office's Human Rights Violation Check Task Force (TF) is currently conducting the investigation.
The Minister said, "Once the investigation is completed, we will take swift action based on the results."