Seoul, May 8 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission of South Korea decided on Friday to request a police investigation into suspicions surrounding its 2024 decision that then first lady Kim Keon Hee’s acceptance of a luxury handbag from a Korean American pastor constituted no violation of the anti-graft law.Kim’s acceptance of a Dior handbag from pastor Choi Jae-young sparked massive criticism and a complaint was filed with the anti-corruption commission that she violated the Imp…
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Seoul, Feb 5 (IANS) South Korea’s Police on Thursday requested arrest warrants for a lawmaker and a former Seoul city councillor embroiled in a bribery scandal linked to the 2022 local elections.The warrants were sought for Rep. Kang Sun-woo, an independent who formerly belonged to the ruling Democratic Party (DP), and Kim Kyung, who until recently served as a Seoul city councillor, reports Yonhap news agency.Kim is accused of offering 100 million won (US$68,500) to Kang in exchange for a DP nom…