Former DAPA Commissioner Wang Jeong-hong arrested for "receiving money and goods in return for delivery."

Wang Jeong-hong, former head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, has been arrested on charges of taking hundreds of millions of won in exchange for arranging transactions with the agency after retirement from the agency.

Anyang Branch of the Suwon District Court issued an arrest warrant today (29th) for former Commissioner Wang, who is suspected of violating the Lawyers Act, saying there is a risk of destroying evidence.Since retiring from the agency in December 2020, former Commissioner

Wang has been accused of receiving hundreds of millions of won in torture fees from certain defense-related companies in exchange for mediation with the agency.Former Commissioner

Wang is also suspected of changing the bidding rules in favor of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2020 when he was the head of the DAPA and KDDX projects, when the police-applied warrant was rejected at the prosecution stage.