Second Special Prosecutor Investigates Former Presidential Office Administrator Yoo Kyung-ok, a Close Associate of Kim Kun-hee, as a Suspect

Suspected of Abetting Bribery under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes

The second Special Prosecutor’s Comprehensive Investigation Team has summoned former Presidential Office administrator Yoo Kyung-ok for questioning regarding allegations related to the construction work at the presidential residence.

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According to legal sources on July 7, the special prosecutor’s team is interrogating Yoo in the capacity of a suspect for abetting the acceptance of bribes under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes. Yoo is accused of being involved in the overall process in which 21gram, the main contractor for the 2022 presidential residence relocation project, and others delivered money or valuables to First Lady Kim Kun-hee.

There are allegations that 21gram, which did not have a general construction license and was therefore unqualified, unfairly secured the residence construction contract through the influence of the First Lady.

The special prosecutor’s team suspects that Yoo, considered one of the First Lady’s close associates, was involved in this process.

Previously, at the end of April, the team conducted a search and seizure of Yoo’s residence and secured his mobile phone and other materials. Yoo, who was then a reference witness, has since become a suspect.

Recently, the special prosecutor’s team also sought an arrest warrant for Kim Taeyoung, CEO of 21gram, on charges including abuse of authority and obstruction of the exercise of rights, but the warrant was denied.

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