Two separate motions seeking the arrest of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung and the dismissal of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo were submitted during the parliament's plenary session on Wednesday.
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is to visit the residence of Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming on Thursday for a dinner meeting expected to discuss Japan s planned release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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Main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) leader Lee Jae-myung will appear at a prosecutors office for questioning next week in connection with a corruption investigation surrounding a football club, a party spokesperson said Friday.
Prosecutors on Friday indicted a former CEO of Doosan Engineering Construction and an official of Seongnam City in connection with alleged corruption involving opposition leader Lee Jae-myung. The case centers on allegations that the city government of Seongnam, just south of Seoul, had attracted about 16 billion won ($11.2 million) in donations from six corporations, including Doosan, to its pro-football club in return for business favors in the mid-2010s.