Particular counsel Min Joong-ki speaks throughout a launch ceremony of his crew at its workplace in central Seoul, July 2. Yonhap
A particular counsel crew confirmed Thursday {that a} former Unification Church official embroiled in a corruption case talked about 5 politicians from each ruling and opposition events who allegedly obtained funds from the church.
The affirmation got here after Yun Younger-ho, former head of the church’s international headquarters, testified throughout his trial Friday that the crew didn’t examine his declare the church had sought to help not solely the Individuals Energy Occasion (PPP) but in addition the Democratic Occasion of Korea (DPK) forward of the 2022 presidential race.
Particular counsel Min Joong-ki, mandated to analyze corruption allegations surrounding former first girl Kim Keon Hee, has centered on the church’s alleged hyperlinks to Kim and the PPP affiliated with former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
“These talked about throughout Yun’s testimony on the time weren’t politicians from a selected celebration however 5 politicians from ruling and opposition events,” assistant particular counsel Park Noh-soo mentioned in a briefing, whereas rejecting the accusations of a biased investigation.
Park mentioned there was no dispute inside the crew that Yun’s testimony throughout questioning in August didn’t fall beneath its investigation mandate, voicing robust remorse over the accusations.
Yun is presently standing trial on embezzlement and different costs, and is accused of giving luxurious items to the previous first girl in alternate for enterprise favors in 2022.
After Yun’s claims grew to become public, the crew transferred the case on the allegations associated to the DPK to the police on Tuesday.
Earlier within the day, Oceans Minister Chun Jae-soo supplied to resign amid allegations he obtained cash from the church, however strongly denied them as “fully groundless.”
