Yoon Approves Request for Arrest Warrant of Lee Jae-myung
Passed through the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and Ministry of Justice, approved on the night of the 20th... Plenary session vote scheduled for the 27th
[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] President Yoon Seok-yeol has approved the arrest warrant request for Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea.
The Presidential Office spokesperson's office announced on the 21st through a press release, "The arrest warrant request for Leader Lee Jae-myung was received yesterday, the president's approval has been granted, and it is scheduled to be sent to the National Assembly."
The Seoul Central District Court sent the arrest warrant request for Leader Lee to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 17th. President Yoon subsequently approved the arrest warrant request submitted through the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Ministry of Justice last night.
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Currently, Leader Lee is under an arrest warrant request related to allegations of corruption in the Wirye and Daejang-dong development projects and suspicions regarding Seongnam FC sponsorship funds. The arrest warrant request will be reported to the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 24th and voted on in the plenary session on the 27th.
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