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Prosecutors have booked opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on the charge of third-party bribery in connection with a company s allegedly illegal money transfers to North Korea, legal sources said Tuesday.
Lee Hwa-young, a former vice governor of Gyeonggi Province who was charged with bribery, was indicted again Tuesday for his alleged involvement in the illegal transfer of millions of dollars to North Korea by a local company.
The prosecution indicted a former financial official of underwear maker Ssangbangwool Group on Tuesday for illegally delivering millions of dollars to North Korea for inter-Korean cooperation projects, in a case potentially linked to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung. The man, identified by his surname Kim, faces multiple charges, including embezzlement, breach of trust, and violations of the foreign exchange transaction act and the capital market act.