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Fri, 09/02/2011 - 09:45
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Prosecutors raid Seoul education chief's home
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors searched the home of the Seoul education chief earlier Friday morning as they prepared to summon the official over the weekend on suspicions of election law violations.
The Seoul prosecution last week launched an investigation into allegations that Kwak No-hyun, the elected superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, gave 200 million won (US$188,377) to a rival candidate from the same liberal bloc to get him to withdraw from last year's election.
"The search and confiscation launched at 8:00 a.m. on the education superintendent's home in western Seoul," a prosecution official said. Kwak was at home when the search started, he said.
Prosecutors are trying to find a link between money given to Park Myoung-gee, a college professor and rival candidate, and his withdrawal from the race, which mainly contributed to Kwak's election victory.
On Sunday, Kwak admitted to giving the money to Park, but he insisted that it was not given in return for Park's withdrawal and rather a gesture of "goodwill."
The prosecution, who questioned Kwak's family members and close aides and arrested Park earlier this week, is now set to summon the Seoul education chief over the weekend or early next week.
pbr@yna.co.kr
The Seoul prosecution last week launched an investigation into allegations that Kwak No-hyun, the elected superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, gave 200 million won (US$188,377) to a rival candidate from the same liberal bloc to get him to withdraw from last year's election.
"The search and confiscation launched at 8:00 a.m. on the education superintendent's home in western Seoul," a prosecution official said. Kwak was at home when the search started, he said.
Prosecutors are trying to find a link between money given to Park Myoung-gee, a college professor and rival candidate, and his withdrawal from the race, which mainly contributed to Kwak's election victory.
On Sunday, Kwak admitted to giving the money to Park, but he insisted that it was not given in return for Park's withdrawal and rather a gesture of "goodwill."
The prosecution, who questioned Kwak's family members and close aides and arrested Park earlier this week, is now set to summon the Seoul education chief over the weekend or early next week.
pbr@yna.co.kr
