Kim Hye-kyung, the spouse of Rep. Lee Jae-myung, a candidate for the Democratic Party's party leader, was asked to appear by the police yesterday (the 9th) in relation to the 'corporate card suspicion'.
Lee's office posted on Facebook today, saying, "Lee's spouse, Kim Hye-kyung, received a request for attendance from the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency on the 9th."
According to lawmaker Lee, the police said on August 2, last year, after candidate Lee officially declared his candidacy for the party's presidential election, Kim and three party-related officials had paid for lunch at a restaurant in Seoul with a Gyeonggi-do business promotion card. looking into things.
Rep. Lee's rep said, "At that time, the camp had a clear policy of 'if a candidate or spouse dine with others, neither will they be treated nor treated.' Kim paid only 26,000 won, which was his share, with a political fund card issued by the camp."
"At the time, Mr. Kim was unaware that 78,000 won for meals for the remaining three people was paid by Mr. A, who was a reporter of the 'corporate card suspicion', with a card for business promotion in Gyeonggi-do," he said. claimed.
"Kim said that he would actively cooperate with the police investigation to find out the truth."