Kim Hye-kyung, Wife of Lee Jae-myung, to Appear Before Police at 2 PM for Investigation into Alleged Misuse of Corporate Credit Card

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Kim Hye-kyung, wife of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea's party leader candidate, will appear at the police station on the 23rd for an investigation into allegations of misuse of a corporate card.

The candidate's side announced on the day, stating, "Kim, the spouse of the candidate, will appear at the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency around 2 p.m. today (23rd) for an investigation related to the so-called '78,000 won incident' and other corporate card matters."

Earlier, the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency sent a summons to Kim on the 9th.

Regarding this, the candidate's side explained, "On August 2, 2021, Kim had lunch at a restaurant in Seoul with three party-related personnel. According to the clear camp policy that 'neither the candidate nor the spouse entertains or is entertained when dining with others,' she lawfully paid her meal cost of 26,000 won using the camp's political fund card through the responsible aide, lawyer B. Kim was completely unaware that the remaining meal cost for three people (78,000 won) was charged to the Gyeonggi Province business promotion card by whistleblower A, and she did not see A at the scene."

The candidate's side also stated, "Listening to the recorded conversation related to the '78,000 won incident' between whistleblower A and official B, which the media obtained and reported, it is clear that the Gyeonggi Province corporate card was used without Kim or the responsible aide's knowledge. There is clear evidence that Kim was unaware of the corporate card usage in this '78,000 won incident' as well, and we regret that the police are conducting a summons investigation."

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