'Embezzlement and Lawmaker Lobbying Allegations' Regional Sports Association President Sent to Prosecution on Embezzlement Charges

Eunpyeong Police Station, Seoul [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] The head of a sports association in the Seoul area has been sent to the prosecution on charges of embezzlement.

On the 11th, the Eunpyeong Police Station in Seoul announced that it had sent Association President A to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office on the 29th of last month on charges of embezzlement in the course of duty.

A is accused of embezzling about 125 million won of the association's public funds from January 2018 to March of last year. A was reported in August of last year. The police reportedly acknowledged about 70 million won of the embezzlement charges. The embezzled money is known to have been used for A's personal expenses.

The police had previously secured testimony that A used the money as illegal lobbying funds for National Assembly member B, but account tracking revealed that the money did not flow to B.

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