Prosecutors conduct search and seizure of Defense Ministry executives again targeting Lee Jae-myung… Suspicions of ‘supporting illegal pledges’ in the 22 presidential election

Prosecutors began a mandatory investigation by seizing and searching the Korea Institute for Defense Analyzes (KIDA) under the Ministry of National Defense in connection with suspicions that Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, illegally supported the establishment of pledges during his presidential candidate days. There are observations that a new branch of investigation targeting Representative Lee has begun.

According to a report by on the 26th, the 5th Criminal Division of the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office (Chief Cheon Dae-won) recently raided the residences of former KIDA Director Kim Yun-tae, former Ministry of National Defense Planning and Coordination Office Director Kim Mo, and former KIDA Security Strategy Research Center Director Mr. A on charges of violating the Anti-Graft Act. was searched and seized. There is a suspicion that executives and employees of KIDA, a public institution, received a request from CEO Jae-myung Lee and made policy pledges for then-candidate Jae-myung Lee.

Previously, the Board of Audit and Inspection announced the results of its audit of KIDA in January of this year and requested an investigation from the prosecution. The Board of Audit and Inspection applied charges of violating the Public Official Election Act, and the prosecution charged KIDA executives and employees with violating the Anti-Graft and Corruption Act, taking into account their status as ‘quasi-public officials’.

According to reports, the prosecution believes that they exchanged opinions on establishing pledges by writing request documents or holding meetings through a Telegram chat room titled ‘Bukhansan Mountain Climbing Group’, which included personnel from Lee Jae-myung’s camp and others.

The prosecution also looked into suspicions that they were involved in developing arguments to refute then-candidate Lee Jae-myung’s pledges such as ‘selective volunteer system’ and ‘smart military’, as well as then-candidate Seok-yeol Yoon’s claims of ‘NATO-style nuclear sharing’ and ‘additional deployment of THAAD’. there is.

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