구속 전 피의자 심문(영장실질심사)을 위해 법원에 출석한 이 전 회장은 ‘부정채용을 직접 지시했는지’ ‘김 전 원내대표에게서 청탁을 받았는지’ 등의 취재진 질문에 답하지 않았다.
Lee, who attended the court for interrogation of the suspects before the arrest (warrent review), did not answer the reporters' questions such as whether he directly ordered illegal recruitment or whether he was asked by former representative Kim.