Police to Summon Lee Jun-seok on the 16th for Investigation into Alleged Sexual Bribery

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The police investigating former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok on allegations of sexual bribery will summon him for questioning.

According to the police on the 6th, the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has scheduled to summon Lee for questioning on the 16th of this month.

On the 4th, Lee stated regarding his attendance related to the sexual bribery allegations, "Unlike Lee Jae-myung, I have no intention of refusing to appear."

Lee is accused of receiving sexual bribery from Kim Sung-jin, CEO of i-CHRIST, in 2013 and receiving Chuseok holiday gifts in 2015.

The YouTube channel ‘Garosero Research Institute’ (Gaseyeon) claimed last December that Lee received sexual bribery from Kim Sung-jin around 2013, and after submitting a complaint, the police investigation began. In addition, civic groups such as the Committee for the Protection of the Common People also filed complaints accusing him of bribery and violating the Act on the Punishment of Prostitution.

Kim, who is currently imprisoned for another case, has been questioned six times as a witness in the detention center, claiming that Lee received sexual bribery and other valuables and arranged meetings with former President Park Geun-hye in return.

Kim claims to have given gifts to Lee until 2015, and the statute of limitations for the bribery charge related to this is about 20 days away.

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