Two sitting opposition lawmakers were arrested early Thursday for taking bribes and illegal political funds under the previous Park Geun-hye government, a Seoul court said.
The Seoul Central District Court approved arrest warrants for Reps. Choi Kyung-hwan and Lee Woo-hyun of the main opposition Libery Korea Party, each on charges of bribery and violating the political fund law. The court acknowledged that the suspects present the risk of flight and destroying evidence.
Choi, 63, stands accused of accepting 100 million won ($93,720) from the state spy agency in 2014 when he was then deputy prime minister and finance minister. The opposition bigwig is also known to be close to ousted President Park Geun-hye. Park is also facing an additional indictment for the same charge as Choi's on top of a string of other corruption charges.
The composite photo filed Jan. 3 shows Rep. Choi Kyung-hwan (L) and Lee Woo-hyun of the Liberty Korea Party. (Yonhap)
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