Yoo Dong-gyu, former head of the Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, is attending the first trial on charges of violating the Daejang-dong Development Conflict of Interest Prevention Act held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu on the morning of the 3rd. /Newsis
Yoo Dong-gyu, former planning director of the Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, appeared as a witness at the Daejang-dong trial on the 7th and said, “It is terrible that I once thought that I had to protect Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myeong.”
At the trial held on this day at the 33rd Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Dong-hyun), the prosecution said to Mr. Yoo, “In September 2021, I told Jin-sang Jeong (former head of the political affairs coordination office of the Democratic Party representative office), ‘I will take responsibility for everything. “What did you mean when you said, ‘I will ask and leave?’” he asked. Mr. Yu then replied, “I was actually thinking of dying at that time.” At that time, Mr. Yoo heard from Mr. Jeong that ‘Accountant Jeong Young-hak (owner of Cheonhwa-dong Inn No. 5) took the transcript of Daejang-dong to the prosecution’ and was discussing a response plan.
The prosecution then asked, “Did you mean to tell the investigative agency that the witness (Yoo Dong-gyu) alone selected the business operator (Daejang-dong) and that CEO Lee Jae-myeong and Jeong Jin-sang were not involved?” Mr. Yoo said, “I was going to take it on myself no matter if I got caught (alone) or whatever happened.”
The prosecution then asked, “If the witness (Yoo Dong-gyu) sacrifices his life and dies, does that mean that Representative Lee and Mr. Jeong cannot be investigated or punished?” Mr. Yoo responded, “What I did while exchanging ideas with Representative Lee and Mr. Jeong “I thought that without me, there would be no punishment or investigation because they would be cut off in the middle,” he answered. Mr. Yoo continued, “If I hadn’t died, I would have made the things that Representative Lee and Mr. Jeong testified much more severe (by shamelessly pushing charges against me),” adding, “I thought I had to protect (Representative Lee and Mr. Jeong).” “It’s terrible,” he said.
During the trial that day, Representative Lee did not make eye contact with Mr. Yoo. Just before Yoo’s testimony began, Representative Lee said, “I’m busy. “Can I leave first?” but the court did not allow it.
2023-11-07 12:24:53
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