The Corruption Investigation Office Transfers to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office the Case of Yoon Seok-yeol's Alleged Concealment of Lime Bribery Entertainment

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (HCIA) has handed over to the prosecution the case in which former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol and others were accused of covering up the so-called 'Lime drinking party scandal.'

On the 5th, the HCIA transferred the case involving 12 current and former prosecutors, including former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who were accused of bribery and other corrupt acts, to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. When asked about the simple reason for the transfer of the Lime case, an HCIA official said, "It is difficult to confirm the reason for the transfer."

Earlier, the civic group 'Citizens' Action for Judicial Justice' filed a complaint with the prosecution in February, accusing the prosecution of failing to properly investigate the prosecutors involved in the drinking party scandal related to Kim Bong-hyun, former chairman of Star Mobility and a key figure in the Lime Asset Management incident. They reported former Prosecutor General Yoon and others who were in the command line at the time. They also stated that regarding other cases they reported, "The HCIA did not properly investigate the complainants and irresponsibly transferred the Lime case to the prosecution," and announced plans to file a complaint against HCIA Chief Kim Jin-wook for dereliction of duty with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.