The Special Prosecutors' team, led by Kwon Chang-young, is investigating former Gangwon Police Chief Kim Do-hyung in connection with allegations of covering up the Unification Church investigation.
According to legal sources on June 9, the Special Prosecutors are questioning Kim as a suspect in a case involving breach of official secrecy and other charges.
During his appearance, Kim declined to answer questions about whether he disclosed investigation information to outsiders or his relationship with Representative Kwon Seong-dong of the People Power Party, before entering the office for questioning.
Kim is accused of failing to investigate reports that Unification Church officials, including Chairman Han Hak-ja, engaged in gambling worth approximately 60 billion won at a casino in Las Vegas, and of leaking this information to Kwon and others to obstruct the investigation.
The Special Prosecutors believe that the cover-up occurred around July 2022, shortly after former President Yoon Suk-yeol appointed Yoon Hee-keun as the first police chief.
In connection with this case, the Special Prosecutors conducted searches of the National Police Agency, Gangwon Provincial Police Agency, and Chuncheon Police Station on April 20, followed by searches of Yoon's residence and mobile phone on May 28.
After analyzing the results of Kim's questioning, the Special Prosecutors plan to schedule a date for Yoon to appear as a suspect.
Previously, the Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutors' team, led by Min Jung-ki, indicted Kwon and Chairman Han for exchanging information, but did not complete the investigation into the leak of police internal information and the cover-up process.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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