Myung Tae-kyun's "Request for preservation of mobile phone evidence by the President and his wife"

Prosecutors charge Myung Tae-kyun with concealing evidence
'Golden Phone' and presumption of the existence of phone files of Myung Tae-kyun and President Myung Tae-kyun
Myung Tae-kyun Claims to Preserve Cell Phone Evidence for President and Wife

[Anchor]
The prosecution, which is investigating the suspicion of intervening in the nomination, added a charge of hiding evidence and handed over Myung Tae-kyun to trial.Mr.

has repeatedly claimed to have discarded the so-called "golden phone" that would be evidence of the alleged intervention, and said he would seek the preservation of evidence for mobile phones used by the Yoon Suk Yeol.

I'm reporter Lim Hyung-joon.

[Reporter]
The prosecution added charges of hiding evidence while arresting and prosecuting Myung Tae-kyun.

In September, Myung ordered his brother-in-law to hide three mobile phones and one USB memory.

Earlier, Myung's side said, "If you have a mobile phone and have to submit it, you can submit it through the media, not the prosecution," drawing attention to whether to discard the mobile phone.

[Nam Sang-kwon/Lawyers for Myung Tae-kyun (last 2nd): (If Myung Tae-kyun has a cell phone and has to submit it) You can submit it through the media, to the court in charge of the trial, or to the Democratic Party seeking to win the government.]

The prosecution believes that Myung's side may have hidden this "golden phone."In response,

said through his lawyer that he would file a claim for the preservation of evidence against the mobile phones of President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife.

says that the prosecution has already discarded the mobile phone, and the prosecution only needs to secure the mobile phone of President Yoon and his wife, but the prosecution does not even make an effort to claim it.

[Nam Sang-kwon/Lawyers for Myung Tae-kyun: The prosecution can secure the other phone, whether it's a golden phone or a diamond phone. We also apply for the preservation of evidence for the cell phones of the President and his wife of Yoon Suk Yeol....]

In the meantime, Myung told the prosecution that he received half of former lawmaker Kim Young-sun's salary from August 2022 to April 2023.

However, he claimed that it was in the name of a salary, not a price for nomination.

Even after the arrest and indictment, the prosecution called Myung to continue the investigation.

In order to find out the 'suspected involvement in the nomination', an investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife is needed in some way.

Attention is focusing on how the impeachment process will affect the prosecution's investigation.

I'm YTN's Lim Hyungjun.

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: Kang Tae-woo
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