Overview
- Police questioned a former aide to Rep. Kang Sun-woo as a suspect over an alleged 100 million won payment tied to a 2022 nomination.
- Investigators said they will probe whether Seoul councilor Kim Kyung delivered the cash, whether Kang ordered it returned, and whether it was repaid.
- Kim Kyung recently traveled to the United States; Seoul police requested an entry notification and she has told authorities she plans to return soon.
- The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has consolidated related cases, begun summoning complainants, and confirmed receiving 13 complaints involving Rep. Kim Byung-kee.
- A civic group filed new complaints naming Kim Byung-kee and presidential aide Kim Hyun-ji over alleged bribery and political funding violations, as scrutiny grows over Dongjak police’s earlier handling and opposition figures push for a special probe.