Former CEO of Doosan E&C, etc., described in the indictment… “Contact necessary companies such as licenses, etc.”
“Doosan bribes third parties in exchange for change of use… Lee also ordered review of profit recovery”
It is understood that the prosecution, which launched a major re-investigation of the Seongnam FC sponsorship allegation, is investigating the case that Seongnam Mayor Lee Jae-myung, president of the Democratic Party of Korea at the time, selected companies with pending civil complaints in consideration of his political interests and made them pay support.
The prosecution’s view is that, after taking over Seongnam Ilhwa, the predecessor of Seongnam FC, and having difficulties in raising FC operating funds, CEO Lee personally contacted companies that urgently needed to resolve civil complaints, such as building permits, rather than voluntary sponsorships from companies.
◇ Prosecutors judge Lee Jae-myung’s ‘third-party bribe’ as the motive for the crime
On the 5th, Yonhap News obtained the indictment of Doosan E&C’s former CEO A and former Seongnam City Strategic Promotion Team leader B for violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (Bribery), the prosecution took the lead in ‘suspicious about Seongnam FC sponsorship’. described as planned.
According to the indictment, the prosecution planned to raise an annual operating capital of 15 billion won after taking over Seongnam Ilhwa in December 2013, when Lee was the mayor, through the city budget of 7 billion won, corporate funds of 5 billion won, and general public offering of 3 billion won. In the case of public offerings, it was found that only 800 million won was secured in two public public contests in 2014.
President Lee, who was concerned about political backlash when the city budget was additionally organized, failed to secure sufficient funds even through a general public offering. The prosecution believes that the motive for the crime was to contact a company with pending issues and find a way to get support for Seongnam FC’s operating funds.
Prosecutors said that CEO Lee had an interview with the media at the time of the acquisition of Seongnam Ilhwa (‘I am a politician.
Of course, political interests are taken into account.
Seeing Lee Jae-myung run the Seongnam club well, he is a talented person.
I can take on a bigger role.
Hearing such voices is ultimately the political gain I am aiming for.”)
◇ “Lee Jae-myung’s ‘Review of profit recovery plan’ instruction map”
The prosecution’s indictment also describes the process for Seongnam FC to receive support from Doosan E&C and the relevant instructions of CEO Lee.
According to the prosecution investigation, Doosan E&C, which has faced a liquidity crisis since 2010, had to raise funds through the sale of various assets.
In addition, since 2011, since 2011, more than 100 million won has been imposed every year, in order to induce the change of use, we asked city officials such as Jeong Jin-sang, who was then head of the city’s policy office, the head of the political affairs coordination office of the Democratic Party, to change the use, and in September 2014, Send an official letter requesting the reorganization of the related urban management plan.
Accordingly, the city requested the Doosan Group to sponsor Seongnam FC in return for the change of use of the Jeongja-dong site and an increase in floor area ratio (250% → 960%), and the prosecution concluded that Doosan Group accepted the request.
In the process, CEO Lee realized that it was illegal to receive operating funds in cash in return for a change in the use of the Jeongja-dong site and an increase in floor area ratio around November 2014. The prosecution stated in the indictment that he directly stated in the report, “the wind,” and instructed the public official in charge to secure maximum profit from Doosan E&C in exchange for a change of use, etc.
Afterwards, city officials requested Doosan E&C to set a 15% ratio for donations in return for changing the use of the Jeongja-dong site and raising the floor area ratio. It is said that the city and Doosan E&C signed an agreement with this content.
In addition, the prosecution changed the chairperson of the payment review committee, which examines the payment of bonuses, from the CEO of Seongnam FC to the director of Seongnam City by establishing a ‘revenue increase performance plan’ that allows CEO Lee to pay bonuses to Seongnam FC employees during this period. It is believed that he was instructed to reflect the content after writing it by hand.
The prosecution wrote in the conclusion of the indictment that this series of crimes were committed by CEO Lee, Chief Executive Officer Jeong, and former Seongnam City Strategic Promotion Team Leader B in conspiracy.
/yunhap news