Prosecutors Summon Jang Mo, Used Car Dealer CEO, for Bribery Allegations Involving Song Cheol-ho's Campaign... First Investigation Since Warrant Dismissal

Song Cheol-ho, Mayor of Ulsan. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] The head of a used car dealership in Ulsan, who is accused of bribing Song Cheol-ho, the mayor of Ulsan (71), during the 2018 local elections, was summoned again by the prosecution for investigation.

According to the legal community on the 15th, the Public Investigation Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Tae-eun) summoned Jang Mo (62), the CEO of used car dealership W, as a suspect from the morning and questioned him about the circumstances under which he handed over several tens of millions of won to Mayor Song's campaign.

This is the first time the prosecution has summoned Jang since the court dismissed his arrest warrant at the end of May.

The prosecution has been investigating after detecting circumstances in which Jang handed over about 20 million won in cash, packed in a golf ball box, to Kim Mo (65), who was the head of the election countermeasures headquarters of Song Cheol-ho's campaign at the time, ahead of the election.

The prosecution believes that Jang provided bribes to Mayor Song's side in exchange for business convenience favors.

It was also investigated that Jang provided about 30 million won in cash and goods to Kim in April. Kim's side explained this as a personal debt.

After arresting Kim and Jang in May, the prosecution applied for arrest warrants on charges of prior bribery and violation of the Attorney-at-law Act against Kim, and bribery against Jang, but all were dismissed.

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