Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station Investigates Kim Won-woong, President of Gwangbokhoe, on Embezzlement Allegations

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] The Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station is investigating allegations of embezzlement at the National Assembly cafe involving Kim Won-woong, president of the Liberation Association.

On the 4th, according to the police, the National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters assigned the case to the Yeongdeungpo Police Station after the civic group Judicial Exam Preparation Students' Association filed a complaint accusing Kim Won-woong and two former executives of the Liberation Association of embezzlement in the course of duty.

Earlier, TV Chosun reported suspicions that Kim used 45 million won of the operating profits from the cafe in front of the National Assembly Communication Hall, run by the Liberation Association, for personal expenses such as clothing purchases and barbershop visits. Kim's side strongly denied the allegations in a press release issued under the name of the Liberation Association, calling the claims "completely fabricated falsehoods."

Meanwhile, the conservative group Liberty Korea Patriotic Corps plans to file a complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in the afternoon of the same day, accusing Kim of breach of trust.

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