Main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Rep. Lee Jae-myung is in the crosshairs of prosecutors, who are narrowing the focus of their investigation into a series of.
Prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant for Kim Yong, vice president of the Institute for Democracy, a close aide to Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, who was arrested on charges of receiving large sums of money from the Daejang-dong party.
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung called Friday for an independent counsel investigation into a corruption scandal that led to an arrest warrant request for one of his closest aides, claiming his innocence as a prosecution probe closes in on him.
Main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) leader Lee Jae-myung denied allegations of involvement Friday as his right-hand man faces arrest for allegedly receiving bribes prosecutors believe were used to finance Lee s election campaigns. Lee called for a new investigation led by an independent counsel, as he accused the prosecutors of carrying out a political repression campaign on behalf of President Yoon Suk-yeol. Lee s proposal to appoint an independent counsel comes a day after prosecutors asked judges to issue an arrest warrant for Kim Yong, who served as the head of Lee s campaign for the party s presidential primary, on charges of receiving 847 million won ($600,000) in illegal political funds from real estate developers between April and August 2021.
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