DSME CEO Jung Sung-leep has denied allegations he was involved in accounting fraud at the shipbuilder.

Jung was questioned by prosecutors on Tuesday as part of an ongoing probe that saw former boss Ko Jae-ho jailed for 10 years on Wednesday.

The current CEO told reporters he did not under-report losses

Jung joined the yard group in 2015 to oversee its restructuring.

Predecessor Ko was convicted of cooking the books to grossly inflate assets, the Yonhap news agency said.

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