Kim Ho-joong placed his agency out of business and appointed a former colleague as a prosecutor in charge of all-out hit-and-run trials
Jul 02, 2024
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According to a media outlet on the 2nd, Kim Ho-joong appointed Cho Wan-woo, the current lawyer of the law firm, on the 26th of last month. The next day, on the 27th, three lawyers from Daehwan, a law firm, resigned and appointed lawyer Lee Ho-seon, a professor of law at Kookmin University, and formed a total of six lawyers, including lawyer Cho Nam-gwan, a former prosecutor, and lawyer Choo Hyung-woon.
In particular, lawyer Cho Nam-gwan served as the director of the prosecution bureau of the Ministry of Justice and the deputy prosecutor of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and in 2020, when the prosecutor general at the time of Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended, he even served as acting president. Lee Chang-soo, the chief prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, who is currently in charge of the Kim Ho-joong case, worked together at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.
Lee Kwang-deuk, CEO of the agency that was arrested along with Kim Ho-joong, former head of the headquarters, and manager Jang appointed only two lawyers, including lawyer Cho Nam-gwan and lawyer Choo Hyung-woon.
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On the 18th of last month, Kim Ho-joong was arrested and indicted on charges of violating the Special Price Act (Dangerous Driving, Escape), violating the Road Traffic Act (Following the Accident), and a criminal evacuation teacher. However, Kim Ho-joong fled immediately after the accident The charges of violating the Road Traffic Act (Drinking Driving) were not applied because it was impossible to measure blood alcohol levels after 17 hours.
Representative Lee Kwang-deuk and Jeon were arrested and indicted on charges of destroying evidence and escaping a criminal, while Jang was indicted without detention on charges of drunk driving and fleeing a criminal.
Meanwhile, in the aftermath of the Kim Ho-joong case, Thought Entertainment declared the closure of the company, but requested to change its name instead of closing the company.
Reporter Baek Ji-eun silk781220@sportschosun.com
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