Former Vice Land Minister Kim Oh-jin, second from proper, leaves the Seoul Central District Court docket in southern Seoul, Tuesday, after attending his arrest warrant listening to. Yonhap
Former Vice Land Minister Kim Oh-jin was positioned below arrest Wednesday on prices linked to favoritism allegations surrounding the 2022 relocation of the presidential residence.
The Seoul Central District Court docket issued arrest warrants for Kim and a former presidential official, surnamed Hwang, citing considerations they could destroy proof.
The 2 are accused of involvement in serving to 21 Gram, an inside firm with out correct licensing, be improperly chosen for the presidential residence’s relocation and renovation work, following former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s election victory in March 2022.
Yoon relocated the presidential workplace from Cheong Wa Dae to what was then the protection ministry compound in Yongsan and the presidential residence to what was previously the international minister’s official residence.
Particular counsel Min Joong-ki’s workforce, mandated to analyze corruption allegations surrounding the previous first woman, suspects 21 Gram obtained preferential remedy on the again of its ties to the previous president’s spouse.
The corporate is thought to have sponsored exhibitions held by Kim’s former firm, Covana Contents, and designed and constructed its workplace.
The Presidential Safety Service is alleged to have initially chosen one other firm for the relocation however all of a sudden changed it with 21 Gram in Might 2022.
Throughout his arrest warrant listening to Tuesday, the previous vice land minister reportedly mentioned the higher-ups had “strongly advisable” 21 Gram whereas acknowledging the advice is suspected to have mirrored the previous first woman’s needs.
