Kim Yong, vice president of the Institute for Democracy, was arrested today (22nd), who is accused of receiving 800 million won in illegal political funds in the name of presidential campaign funds from Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea during the last presidential election.
Judge Kim Se-yong of the Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for Kim, saying, "There is a risk of destroying evidence."
Deputy director Kim Dong-gyu, former head of the planning division of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, conspired with Attorney Min-yong Jeong and from April to August last year on charges of receiving illegal political funds worth 847 million won four times from lawyer Nam Wook, a private contractor for Daejang-dong development. I receive.
Deputy Director Kim is well known as Lee's closest aide.