Head of Gaegukbon Referred to Prosecutors on Charges of Violating the Donation Act

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] The representative of the Reform National Movement Headquarters, who held the 'Protect Cho Kuk' candlelight rally, has reportedly been handed over to the prosecution on charges of violating the Act on the Solicitation and Use of Donations.

According to the Judicial Examination Preparation Students' Association (Sajunmo) on the 29th, the Mapo Police Station in Seoul transferred Lee Jong-won, the representative of Gaegukbon, to the prosecution on the 21st on charges of violating the Act on the Solicitation and Use of Donations.

Earlier, in February of last year, Sajunmo filed a complaint with the prosecution against Representative Lee and Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Nam-guk for violating the Act on the Solicitation and Use of Donations and fraud. In April of the same year, the Mapo Police Station was assigned the case.

Representative Lee was initially also accused of fraud, abuse of authority, and embezzlement, but the police reportedly applied only the charge of violating the Act on the Solicitation and Use of Donations and handed him over to the prosecution. It is known that a decision of non-prosecution was made regarding lawmaker Kim, who was jointly accused of violating the Act on the Solicitation and Use of Donations and fraud.

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