A representative of South Korea's biggest opposition party has been questioned by prosecutors on suspicion of being involved in a breach of trust case over land development in a municipality where he once served as mayor.
This representative was also interviewed by the prosecutor in early this month, making it an unusual situation to appear twice in one month.
Lee Jae-myung (Lee Jae-myung), leader of the largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, which has a majority in the South Korean National Assembly, appeared at the Seoul District Public Prosecutor's Office on the 28th.
According to South Korean media, Lee is suspected of being involved in decision-making related to the flow of illegal funds in a breach of trust case involving land development in Seongnam, a city near Seoul, where he once served as mayor. That's it.
Before entering the prosecutor's office, Lee strongly criticized not only the prosecution but also the Yoon administration, saying to the press, "The Yoon Sung-ryeol administration has privatized state power in order to eliminate political opponents." bottom.
On the 10th of this month, Lee was questioned by prosecutors on suspicion of providing benefits to a company that paid a sponsorship fee to a professional soccer club when he was mayor of Seongnam.
It is an unusual situation that the representative of the opposition party appears in the prosecutor's office twice in one month, and the conflict with the ruling party that supports the Yoon administration is further deepening.