On the morning of the 19th, prosecutors arrested Kim Yong, deputy director of the Institute for Democracy, who is considered to be an aide to Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office's Anti-Corruption Investigation Division said that it had executed an arrest warrant issued by the court against Vice President Kim on charges of violating the Political Fund Act.
Vice-Chairman Kim, a former member of Seongnam City Council, served as the first spokesperson during the Gyeonggi-do Governor Lee Jae-myung, and is serving as the vice president of the Institute for Democracy after the presidential campaign.
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