The special investigation team plans to summon former lawmaker Kim Young-sun regarding the 'allegation of interference in nominations' on the 4th.
The special investigation team noted on the 3rd that it plans to summon former lawmaker Kim at 9 a.m. on the 4th as a suspect for questioning.
The allegation of interference in nominations centers on claims that during the last presidential election, former President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife received opinion polling services for free from political broker Myung Tae-kyun, and in return, helped former lawmaker Kim Young-sun secure nominations for the 2022 by-elections.
Previously released transcripts revealed that former President Yoon said to Myung on May 9, 2022, the day before the People Power Party announced its nominations for the by-elections, 'I told you to take care of Kim Young-sun since she has been working hard since the primary, but there are a lot of comments about it from the party. I will talk to Sang-hyun (lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun) once more. He is the head of the nomination committee.'
Meanwhile, the special investigation team had notified former lawmaker Kim to appear on one of the days between the 23rd and 24th of last month, but it fell through. At that time, former lawmaker Kim refused to appear, citing court schedules as the reason.