The main opposition Democratic United Party on Tuesday announced two candidates to lead a special probe to determine if any laws were broken in the purchase of land for President Lee Myung-bak’s retirement home.

The party said former judge Lee Kwang-bum and civics rights lawyer Kim Hyoung-tae have been recommended to become the special prosecutor with the investigation set to start this month.

President Lee has to choose one of the two candidates by Friday.

“Both lawyers are fully qualified to become the special prosecutor in charge of determining if the aborted plan to buy a plot of land violated any laws,” the party said through its spokesman. (Yonhap News)