Independent lawmaker Kang Sun-woo, accused of receiving 1 billion won in nomination funds, returned home on the afternoon of the 3rd after completing a second round of police questioning that lasted about 11 hours.
Kang, who appeared at the Mapo building of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency at about 9:30 a.m. that day, left the interrogation room at about 8:45 p.m. Kang said, "I did my best in good faith. I once again bow my head in apology for causing concern to the public over this matter. I am sorry."
Police are said to have pressed Kang over discrepancies in accounts regarding the circumstances before and after the alleged 1 billion won transfer from a former aide, a person surnamed Nam, and former city council member Kim. Having effectively wrapped up the probe into the nomination-fund allegations, police are reviewing a plan to seek arrest warrants for Kang and related figures to secure their custody.
In Kang's case, the non-arrest privilege, which prevents arrest or detention without National Assembly consent while the assembly is in session, could be a variable. Kang did not answer a question from reporters on the way home asking, "Will you maintain your non-arrest privilege as is?"