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Hong-Up Kim Received 300 Million Won

Posted June. 12, 2002 23:41,   

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Supreme Prosecutor’s Office is said to have secured, on June 12, a statement from a source that Hong-Up Kim, Deputy Director of Asia Pacific Peace Foundation, received 300 million Won out of the 1 billion Won received by Jin-Gul Yoo, his college alumnus for exercising influence on court receivership proceedings of Sungwon Construction Company.

The prosecution found that Yoo received 1 billion Won in 10,000 cashiers’ checks denominated in 100,000 Won from President Chun of Sungwon Construction with “request to influence expedite the court receivership proceedings” for Sungwon Construction at “N” Japanese restaurant in Yoksam-dong Kangnam-gu in August 1999. Armed with that the prosecution filed for arrest warrant against Yoo for violation of laws on legal counsel.

The prosecution is said to have secured a statement from a source close to the incident that out of the 1 billion Won Yoo received, he kept 400 million Won for himself, gave 300 million Won to Hong-Up Kim and the other 300 million Won to Kim’s high school classmate and former President of Seoul Music Broadcasting, Sung-Hwan Kim.

Furthermore, the prosecution secured a statement that Chun had drinks with Hong-Up Kim after his request for influence to Yoo. As such, the prosecution is investigating whether Kim had any influence in court receivership proceedings of Sungwon Construction.

In the hearing for Yoo’s arrest warrant, his attorney, Yoong-Woo Chegal, questioned his client, “Didn’t the prosecution ask you whether Sung-Hwan Kim and another person each received 300 million Won out of the 1 billion Won you received?”

However, Yoo denied allegation and answered, “There is no third person, and I split the 1 billion Won with Sung-Hwan Kim 500 million Won each.”

Prosecution said, “We were forced to file for arrest warrant as Yoo attempted to obstruct investigation by pressuring those involved to bear false testimony and telling those related to the case to go into hiding.”



Wi-Yong Jung viyonz@donga.com