Independent lawmaker Kang Sun-woo, who was transferred to the prosecution in custody on charges of taking 100 million won from former Seoul Metropolitan Council member Kim Kyung in exchange for a nomination, was summoned by prosecutors on the 16th.
The Public Crime Investigation Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Director General Kim Hyeong-won) summoned Kang as a suspect from 10 a.m. that day on charges of violating the Political Funds Act and the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act, and taking bribes in breach of trust, and is under investigation. It is the first questioning since Kang was transferred to the prosecution in custody by the Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on the 11th.
Kang and former council member Kim are accused of meeting at a hotel in Yongsan District, Seoul, in Jan. 2022 ahead of the 8th local elections and exchanging a shopping bag containing 100 million won. Former city council member Kim was later given a sole nomination as a city council candidate in Kang's constituency, Gangseo District, Seoul, and was elected.
Former city council member Kim, who was transferred to the prosecution in custody along with Kang, was also summoned by prosecutors that morning and is reportedly under questioning. This is the second round of the prosecution's questioning of former city council member Kim, following on the 13th. The charges applied to former city council member Kim are violations of the Political Funds Act and the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act, and giving bribes in breach of trust.
Prosecutors are expected to focus that day on confirming in detail how the money was exchanged and the specifics of the nomination solicitation from Kang and former city council member Kim. As both were summoned and questioned on the same day, there is reportedly a possibility of a face-to-face cross-examination.