Although former director general Yoo did not directly request the police, the police decided to take action to protect themselves given the gravity of the matter. A police officer said, “It wasn’t the former director general’s request to the police,” he said. Earlier, Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun announced that the day before, during a general inspection by the National Assembly’s Administrative Security Committee, he would review measures to protect Director Yoo’s personal life. “Most people are concerned about former boss Yoo’s safety,” said Cho Eun-hee, a member of the People’s Strength Council. It should be done, “she stressed.
After he was released from prison, Yoo gave testimony against Lee. Through several media interviews, he predicted the revelation, saying, “I felt betrayed by the people I called brothers. Now I’ll just tell the truth.” He continued: “I deserve to be punished and if I order Lee Jae-myung, Lee Jae-myung should receive it. There are so many things that have been building up over the past 10 years. There is no rush. In a recent public survey. ministry, Yoo also said he received 840 million won from attorney Nam Wook in the process of preparing for the Democratic Party presidential election last year at the request of Kim Yong, vice president of the Institute for Democracy. Vice President Kim is was arrested on the 22nd on suspicion of receiving illegal political funds as a person close to Lee.
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