The arrest warrant for Mr. Kim, who formerly served as the head of the election counter for Mayor Song Cheol-ho, was dismissed.

Chang Hoon Choi, Deputy Chief Justice of the Seoul Central District Court, dismissed the arrest warrant claimed by the prosecution, saying that it is difficult to believe that Mr. Kim received tens of millions of won from a local businessman.

The arrest warrant for Mr. Jang Mo, a representative of a used car dealer that is suspected of providing gold to Kim, was also dismissed.