Kim Seong-tae, former chairman of Ssangbangul Group, who is the key man in the case of the “suspicion of payment of attorney fees” surrounding Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myeong, will return to Korea on the 17th. Prosecutors plan to issue an arrest warrant the moment Kim boards the flight home.
It is known that on the 13th, Mr. Kim was issued a travel certificate necessary for returning home from the Korean Embassy in Thailand.
Kim is scheduled to board a plane departing for Korea at 0:50 am on the 17th. It is expected to arrive in Korea around 8:50 am on the 17th.
Prosecution investigators dispatched to Thailand are said to be planning to execute the previously issued arrest warrant for Mr. Kim, starting with the return flight.
Meanwhile, on the 10th, Mr. Kim was arrested by the local immigration office while playing golf with Yang Seon-gil, current chairman of Ssangbangbang Group, at a golf course in Pathum Thani, Thailand.
On the 12th, two days after his arrest, Mr. Kim made an official position through an official from the Ssangbangbang Group, saying, “I will return home immediately and faithfully conduct the investigation.” He also said, “I will cooperate with the prosecution’s investigation so that the truth of the case can be revealed through a fair trial.”
Kim is accused of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (embezzlement), the Capital Markets Act, the destruction of evidence, and the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act. In addition to this, there is also the ‘suspicion of payment of attorney’s fees’ by CEO Lee Jae-myeong.
(Game = News 1)
