SEOUL: South Korea's main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was indicted on Tuesday (Nov 19) on charges alleging he used more than 100 million won (US$71,900) of public funds for personal purposes when he was a governor, Yonhap News Agency reported.
South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party Leader Lee Jae-myung leaves the court after being convicted on charges of violating the election law, in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov 15, 2024. SEOUL: South Korea's main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was indicted on Tuesday on charges alleging he used more than 100 million won of public funds for personal purposes when he was a governor, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The charges also include accusations that he allowed his wife Kim Hye-kyung to use a government vehicle for private reasons while labelling it as official usage, Yonhap said, citing the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office, which filed the charges. Lee, who narrowly lost to President Yoon Suk Yeol in the 2022 election and is widely expected to seek to run again in 2027, has not publicly commented on the latest indictment, but has previously denied any wrongdoing and described other charges against the couple as"political retaliation".
Any final prison sentence or a fine of 1 million won or more would strip him of his seat in parliament and his right to run in any elections for the next five years.
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