As widespread prosecutorial investigation into opposition figures is revealed, suspicions of political motivation have been raised.
In addition to former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, a number of Democratic Party figures, including Reps. Jeon Hye-suk, Oh Young-hoon, and Shin Hyun-young, were mentioned as targets for this investigation review, and in particular, there were signs of tracking traces related to Genencell.
It is analyzed that this investigation was not directly aimed at former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, but rather intended to weaken the future 'one-team' solidarity with Chairman Lee Jae-myung and attempt to divide the Democratic Party through pressure.
It is argued that prosecutors are suspected of having a political motive to uncover former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon's weaknesses and create discord between the two.
Despite the case at the time being related to Yang Soo-jin and Rep. Kim Seung-won, names of specific politicians such as Lee Jae-myung, Lee Nak-yon, and Kim Seung-won were used as search terms.
The host also revealed that they personally experienced prosecutors bringing in forensic devices and entering specific search terms, including Chairman Lee Jae-myung's name, during a raid related to the Julie report in the early days of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration.
This indicates that prosecutors are pre-setting forensic search terms to direct the investigation towards specific politicians.
It was an urgent situation during the raid, where a warrant was suddenly shown without legal counsel, and prosecutors focused on using search terms targeting Democratic Party members.
I was told to come to Genencell first, so I went there. When we were raided there, we didn't know anything about whether a lawyer should be present or not. It happened so suddenly. When I arrived, they showed me a warrant.
Professor Kang added that although he could not directly confirm the inclusion of Chairman Lee Jae-myung's name, he heard about the search from the public relations director.
This strongly suggests the prosecution's intention to link Genencell's profits to presidential election funds and target specific politicians for investigation.
The prosecutor in charge was even seen showing frustration when the investigation made no progress, further fueling suspicions that this investigation was a political one targeting the Democratic Party.
Professor Kang Se-chan testified that prosecutors had a practice of writing down search terms on a note before a raid.
He stated that Lee Jae-myung's name was typically included on that note, along with the names of many other opposition figures.
Such coercive remarks can be interpreted as strong circumstantial evidence indicating a political motive behind the prosecutorial investigation.
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