[Breaking] Prosecution Adds Charges Against Representative Lee Jae-myung for Violations of Special Act on Bribery, Inter-Korean Exchange Cooperation Act, and Foreign Exchange Transactions Act View original image

The Suwon District Prosecutors' Office, which has been investigating allegations related to Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, regarding illegal remittances to North Korea, additionally indicted Lee on the 12th on charges including bribery through a third party.



The prosecution charged Lee with bribery under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, violation of the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act, and violation of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act, alleging that during his tenure as governor of Gyeonggi Province, he had the Ssangbangwool Group cover $5 million for smart farm expenses and $3 million for North Korea visit expenses.


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