CCTV footage acquired from property owned by Moon Da-hye amid illegal lodging probe
Published: 28 Oct. 2024, 19:11
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- MICHAEL LEE
- [email protected]
![Moon Da-hye, daughter of former President Moon Jae-in, speaks to reporters as she leaves Yongsan Police Station in central Seoul on Oct. 18. [YONHAP]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2024/10/28/920d5b8d-9959-40a5-9caa-0bcc14d952a7.jpg)
Moon Da-hye, daughter of former President Moon Jae-in, speaks to reporters as she leaves Yongsan Police Station in central Seoul on Oct. 18. [YONHAP]
Police said Monday that they obtained CCTV footage of a studio apartment owned by former President Moon Jae-in's daughter, Moon Da-hye, as part of their probe into suspicions that she was operating illegal accommodation businesses.
Police are currently conducting an investigation into allegations that Moon operated lodging businesses out of her studio apartment in Yeondeungpo District, western Seoul, and a house in Jeju without reporting them to local authorities.
Under the Public Health Control Act, people who want to operate lodging businesses are required to report them to local authorities.
Those who fail to register could face a maximum prison sentence of two years or a fine of up to 20 million won ($14,500), after amendments to the law were made in December 2021.
The chief of the National Office of Investigation, Woo Jong-soo, said investigators obtained CCTV recordings of Moon’s studio apartment and are currently examining the footage to figure out whether guests were staying there.
Woo also said that police could summon Moon for questioning if necessary to determine whether she accepted payment in return for providing lodging.
The former president’s daughter has faced increased scrutiny after she crashed her car into a taxi while driving drunk in Itaewon, a neighborhood known for nightlife in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Oct. 5.
Her blood alcohol concentration was measured at 0.14 percent on the night of the accident, exceeding the 0.08 percent threshold at which a driver may have their license revoked.
Moon publicly apologized as she arrived for questioning at the Yongsan Police Station in central Seoul on Oct. 18.
She also issued a separate apology letter to the press, saying she “deeply apologizes to everyone.”
“I made a serious mistake that I should not have made,” she wrote. “I will reflect on myself and ensure that a similar incident does not happen again.”
BY MICHAEL LEE [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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