Chairman Yang Bu-nam, Suspected of High Fee Charges, Sent to Prosecution Without Detention

Yang Bu-nam, chairman of the legal committee of the Democratic Party of Korea (age 62, former Busan High Prosecutors' Office chief prosecutor), who is accused of pocketing a large amount of legal fees in exchange for covering up an investigation, has been handed over to the prosecution.

The Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 25th that Chairman Yang, who is suspected of violating the Attorney-at-Law Act, was sent to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office without detention.

Chairman Yang is accused of pocketing a large amount of legal fees in exchange for covering up the investigation of the operators of an online gambling site suspected of opening a gambling space in November 2020. The police have identified that approximately 99 million won was transferred to Chairman Yang's office corporate account from the suspect's side.

Earlier, the police applied twice for an arrest warrant for Chairman Yang, but both times the prosecution rejected it on the grounds that "there is insufficient evidence of the crime and grounds for detention." The police also requested a review by the warrant review committee, but the result was a decision of 'inappropriate warrant request.' Chairman Yang claimed that the legal fees were received through proper procedures.

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