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Park‘s brother denies involvement in politics

July 21, 2015 - 16:00 By KH디지털2

The younger brother of President Park Geun-hye testified in court Tuesday on a case dealing with leaked presidential documents and denied any involvement in politics.
  

The testimony came a few days after an arrest writ was issued to bring him to court, as he had refused to testify as a witness four times.
  

Park Ji-man, the head of EG Corporation, is suspected of having received 17 leaked presidential documents from senior police officer Park Kwan-cheon and former presidential secretary Cho Eung-cheon, who were indicted in January for leaking confidential information in violation of the Presidential Records Management Act.
  

After going under oath, Park answered questions posed by prosecutors and lawyers on the details of his relations and contact with the two defendants.
  

"I have no interest in political power," said Park, when asked whether Cho could have leaked the documents to retain his political position by cooperating with the president's brother.
  

He said he did not recall receiving most of the leaked documents but admitted he received a document from one of his aides working at Cheong Wa Dae, the presidential office. Park had asked the aide to find out more about Jeong Yun-hoe, who was rumored to have ordered people to keep track of Park and follow him.
  

According to the presidential documents leaked to the media, Jeong, who served as an adviser to President Park when she was a lawmaker, held regular meetings with several senior presidential officials. He has never held any official position in the current administration.
  

Prosecutors concluded that Jeong has not met with any presidential aides since October 2013 to receive briefings on state affairs.
  

There have been rumors the younger Park and Jeong had been in a veiled feud over who would be the heavyweight in Park's administration. (Yonhap)