Prosecutor Park Sang-yong, who investigated the SSANGBANGWOOL payments to North Korea case, answers lawmakers' questions as a witness at the Democratic Party of Korea hearing to uncover the truth about indictment cancellations and trial manipulation, held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 7th and hosted by the People Power Party's special committee for the parliamentary probe into the Yoon Suk-yeol administration's political prosecution and alleged fabricated indictments. /Courtesy of News1

The second comprehensive special counsel team led by Kwon Chang-young booked Incheon District Prosecutors' Office deputy chief prosecutor Park Sang-yong as a suspect.

The second special counsel said in a media notice on Apr. 9 that "a complaint against Prosecutor Park was filed, so he was booked as a suspect," adding, "a travel ban was imposed."

Prosecutor Park is suspected of bringing salmon sashimi into the government complex during the SSANGBANGWOOL remittance-to-North-Korea investigation at the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office and coaxing testimony from Lee Hwa-young, former Gyeonggi Province vice governor for peace, who was a key suspect.

The Seoul High Prosecutors' Office human rights violation inspection task force (TF) launched an inspection in Sep. last year over allegations against Prosecutor Park and recently transferred the related case at the request of the second special counsel.

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