Police summon former lawmaker Kim Moo-sung over 'fake seafood businessman rental car' suspicion... 11-hour investigation (comprehensive)

Kim Moo-sung, Standing Advisor of the People Power Party [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] On the 25th, Kim Mu-seong, Honorary Chairman of the People Power Party (former lawmaker), was questioned by the police on charges of receiving a foreign rental car from Kim Mo (43, male), a 'fake seafood businessman' accused of giving money and gifts to figures in politics, law, and the media.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Violent Crime Investigation Unit summoned former lawmaker Kim, who was booked on charges of violating the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act (Anti-Graft Act), around 8 a.m. on the 25th and investigated him for about 11 hours until 7 p.m.

Kim is suspected of having used a foreign rental car provided by Kim during his tenure as an active member of the National Assembly. The civic group Free Korea Patriotic Corps filed a complaint against former lawmaker Kim to the prosecution in early September, and the prosecution handed the case over to the police.

Seafood businessman Kim was arrested and indicted on charges of embezzling about 11.6 billion won from seven people, including Kim's elder brother, under the pretense of investment from June 2018 to January this year (fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes). He was sentenced to eight years in prison in the first trial last month. Kim's elder brother was defrauded of about 8.64 billion won by Kim.

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