Former lawmaker Kim Moo-seong was handed over to the prosecution on charges of violating the Anti-Graft Act by accepting money from Mr. Kim Tae-woo, a fake fisherman.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Violent Crimes Investigation Unit sent former member of the National Assembly to Kim without detention on the morning of the 16th, seeing that he was charged with violating the Anti-Graft Act.
The police found that former lawmaker Kim borrowed a domestic car from Mr. Kim at a low price and used it continuously for several months during the term of the 20th member of the National Assembly as a violation of the Solicitation and Graft Act.
Specifically, in the Anti-Graft Act, the one that Kim violated is the prohibition on accepting money and valuables, which states that 'a public official must not receive money or valuables exceeding 1 million won from the same person at a time'.
A police official said, "Legally, because the vehicle was used continuously for several months, it was considered to exceed 1 million won in one session."
He continued, "I thought that it was difficult to admit the charge of bribery because it was judged that there was no job-related or remuneration."
He added, "It is difficult to see that it was for political activities, so we decided that the charge of violating the Political Fund Act was not established."
In September, the police booked Kim as a suspect on three counts: violating the Anti-Graft Act, bribery under the Special Act, and the Political Funds Act.