Prosecutors Search Kim Han-jung Over O Se-hoon 'Poll Payment Allegation'
Businessman Kim Han-jung, Known as an Associate of Mayor Oh, Subject to Search and Seizure
The prosecution investigating allegations of illicit payment for opinion polls related to Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has launched a forced investigation into businessman Kim Han-jung, known as a sponsor. The special prosecution team (led by Deputy Chief Prosecutor Lee Ji-hyung) investigating the 'Myung Tae-gyun allegations' conducted a search and seizure at Kim's residence and office on the morning of the 26th.
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Kim is suspected of personally paying about 30 million won for opinion poll costs to Myung's side during the 2021 Seoul mayoral by-election. Mayor Oh's camp has stated that the allegations are unrelated to the election campaign at that time. The prosecution transferred the Myung Tae-gyun case from Changwon District Prosecutors' Office to Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 17th and is currently conducting an investigation.
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