On the morning of the 27th, police are raiding the National Assembly's Secretariat in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, in relation to independent lawmaker Lee Chun-seok's alleged stock transaction.
The Financial Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency stated that they are securing internal documents after the raid on the National Assembly's Secretariat.
The lawmaker was caught on camera trading stocks related to artificial intelligence (AI), using the name of an aide surnamed Cha, in the National Assembly's main conference hall on the 4th. The lawmaker and Cha have been charged with violating the Financial Real Name Act.
At that time, the lawmaker was serving as the chair of the Economic Second Division of the Presidential Committee on Policy Planning, which is why they are also facing charges of violating the conflict of interest prevention law for trading stocks using undisclosed information.