Police currently investigating the Democratic Party of Korea's alleged "nomination bribe" case are said to have failed to secure the laptop and tablet PC that Seoul City Council member Kim Kyung, identified as a key suspect, used for more than three years during the search and seizure.
According to police and the Seoul Metropolitan Council on the 13th, police conducted search and seizure operations at Kim's home and the council office, but the laptop and tablet provided by the council were not included on the list of seized items.
When the 11th council was launched in Jul. 2022, the Seoul Metropolitan Council is known to have provided two PCs, one laptop, and one tablet PC to council members. Typically, these devices are managed in a way that requires them to be returned after the term ends.
Kim is at the center of allegations that, ahead of the 2022 local elections, 100 million won in nomination donations was delivered to then-lawmaker Kang Sun-woo of the Democratic Party of Korea. Earlier, controversy arose over Kim's departure abroad as a "flight to evade investigation," and suspicions of evidence destruction also flared as signs emerged that the Telegram account was deleted and then re-registered in succession.