A file photo from Yonhap News shows the case filed by the People Power Party alleging suspicions of biased investigation by Special Prosecutor Min Jung-ki, which was transferred from the police to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on the 17th.

The case, filed by the People Power Party raising suspicions of biased investigation by Special Prosecutor Min Jung-ki, was transferred from the police to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) on the 17th.

The case gained momentum when the People Power Party raised issues of investigative fairness in relation to alleged widespread lobbying by the Unification Church, and has drawn attention from political and legal circles. The police reportedly transferred the case to the CIO considering the subjects of investigation and the nature of the matter.

The special investigation team had been securing investigative materials related to bribery allegations by searching the office of Special Prosecutor Min Jung-ki at the KT Gwanghwamun Building West in Jongno-gu, Seoul, for two consecutive days until the previous day.

The work of sorting and retrieving documents reportedly concluded around 11 p.m. the previous night.

With this transfer, attention is now focused on the future judgment and investigative direction of the CIO, and controversy surrounding the political sphere is expected to continue.

Editorial Department, Hanmi Ilbo