A former deputy secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison Wednesday on charges of receiving more than 1 billion won ($754,660) in bribes and illegal political funds from a businessman.
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Prosecutors questioned a former presidential chief of staff under the previous administration Tuesday over alleged irregularities surrounding the 2020 death of a South Korean government official at the hands of North Korea.
Prosecutors have imposed an overseas travel ban on a former Presidential Chief of Staff for alleged involvement in a hiring scandal, sources said on Sunday.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office recently banned Noh Young-min who .
The prosecution on Tuesday requested an arrest warrant for a former deputy secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party on corruption charges. The Seoul Central Prosecutors Office said Lee Jung-geun, 59, is suspected of taking about 950 million won ($667,549) from a businessperson between December 2019 and January last year in exchange for promises to lobby officials of the government and public institutions for business favors.