Special Counsel Investigation Ends with Non-Guilty Conclusion in the 'Kwanbongwon Suspicion'

The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office has decided not to indict the investigator in charge of seized evidence over allegations that the band around the bundled cash was lost. The prosecution explained that there was no evidence to conclude that the person in charge at the time intentionally damaged the bundled cash packaging or the band. The Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department and the permanent special prosecutor also determined that this case was a simple mistake or an occupational error, not an act of concealing evidence. This case involved allegations that the band on a bundle of cash seized from the home of Jeon Seongbae, also known as Geonjin Beopsa, had disappeared. Although the political community called for the truth to be uncovered and even launched a permanent special prosecutor, it was ultimately concluded that it was not subject to criminal punishment.