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Police Seek Arrest Warrant for Ex-Ruling Party Lawmaker over Corruption Allegations

Summary by The Korea Times
Police on Monday filed for an arrest warrant for independent Rep. Kim Byung-kee, formerly of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), over corruption allegations involving his son after a yearlong investigation, officials said. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's public crimes investigation team said it applied for Kim's warrant to the prosecution on bribery and obstruction of business charges after launching the probe last September. Kim …

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On the 7th, the Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Regional Investigation Division decided to apply for an arrest warrant for independent lawmaker Kim Byung-ki, who is suspected of various misconducts including accepting nomination bribes and providing preferential treatment for his second son's admission and employment.

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The police have applied for an arrest warrant for independent lawmaker Kim Byung-ki one year after launching the investigation. The Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Regional Investigation Division announced on the 7th that it had applied for a pre-arrest warrant against Rep. Kim Byung-ki on charges including bribery and obstruction of business under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes. The…

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The police have decided to apply for an arrest warrant against Representative Kim Byung-ki, against whom allegations of misconduct have been raised. Investigating authorities have established grounds for the warrant request through a thorough legal review, and a pre-arrest interrogation of the suspect is scheduled to proceed in accordance with judicial procedures. This measure demonstrates a firm commitment to rigorously investigating corruption…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Jae-hoon = A former aide who raised various allegations against independent lawmaker Kim Byung-ki and filed a complaint is under investigation by the National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters for the past year...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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The police, who have been investigating allegations of misconduct against independent lawmaker Kim Byung-ki, have moved to secure Kim's custody.

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Monday, September 7, 2026.
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