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Chey Tae-won, Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and SK Group Chairman (Photo = Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry) |
[Alpha Biz= Reporter Kim Jisun] Prosecutors have requested a supplementary investigation into lawyer Lee, who was charged with defamation for claiming that SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won spent over KRW 100 billion on his partner.
According to legal sources on December 3, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office’s Criminal Division 5 recently asked the Seoul Seocho Police Station to conduct additional investigations into the alleged dissemination of false information by Lee.
Lee is the legal representative of Noh So-young, director of the Art Center Nabi and Chey’s estranged wife in their divorce proceedings.
In November 2022, during a damages lawsuit filed by Noh against Kim Hee-young, director of the T&C Foundation and Chey’s partner, Lee told reporters that "Chey spent more than KRW 100 billion on Kim since 2015," leading Chey to file a defamation complaint.
The police, having found grounds for the charges, referred the case to prosecutors. However, the prosecution deemed further investigation necessary to verify the basis of Lee's statements.
Alphabiz Reporter Kim Jisun(stockmk2020@alphabiz.co.kr)
