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Jin-seok Jeong, chairman of the People’s Power Emergency Response Committee, addressed Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party representative, and urged a fact-finding, saying, “It is emerging as the core of the North Korean remittance scandal that ignores UN sanctions.”
President Chung announced it today through his social media, saying, “The North Korea remittance incident pattern by Lee Jae-myeong was revealed, Gyeonggi-do, the Asia-Pacific Peace Exchange Association and Ssangbangbang”.
President Chung said, “In October 2018, Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung sent former Gyeonggi-do Deputy Governor Lee Hwa-young to North Korea and announced that he would promote economic cooperation.” )”, he has declared.
“Ssangbangbang has also actively participated as a lead sponsor in various Asia-Pacific cooperation projects in North Korea,” he wrote.
At the same time, President Chung said, “Lee Jae-myeong’s Gyeonggi-do-Asia-Pacific-Ssangbangul trilateral connection must clearly reveal how much money has been sent to North Korea.”
The day before yesterday (11), the prosecution arrested Ahn Bu-soo, president of the Asia-Pacific Association, suspected of passing money to North Korea while doing business with the Ssangbangwool group, on charges of violating the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act and conspiracy to hide evidence.
