韓国議員らがアストロのメンバー、チャ・ウヌをめぐる脱税スキャンダルを受け、『チャ・ウヌ防止法』を提出した。国民の力のチョン・ヨンウク氏主導の法案は、200億ウォンの問題に対する世論の批判の高まりの中で3月1日に提案された。この法案はK-POP事務所の監督強化を目指す。
『チャ・ウヌ防止法』は、K-POPグループ・アストロのメンバーであるチャ・ウヌをめぐる脱税論争から浮上した。報道によると、このスキャンダルは200億ウォンをめぐるもので、韓国エンターテイメント業界に大きな反発を引き起こしている。
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Police on Thursday requested arrest warrants for lawmaker Kang Sun-woo and former Seoul city councilor Kim Kyung over a bribery scandal tied to the 2022 local elections. Kim is accused of offering 100 million won to Kang in exchange for a Democratic Party nomination, while Kang admits receiving a shopping bag but denies knowing it contained cash. The scandal emerged late last year from a disclosed recording.
Police have begun investigating Rep. Kang Sun-woo of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea over allegations of receiving 100 million won ($69,400) from a Seoul city councilor. The case, filed by opposition lawmakers, involves the money allegedly passed through an aide during the 2022 regional elections. It has drawn attention recently due to discussions between Kang and Rep. Kim Byung-kee, who faces his own misconduct allegations.
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Former Democratic Party lawmaker Kang Sun-woo reappeared before police on Tuesday for questioning over allegations of accepting illegal political funds from a former Seoul city councilor. Having left the party last month to become an independent, this marks her second appearance following an initial session on January 20. Police intend to probe both the 100 million won cash receipt and donations of about 130 million won made under borrowed names.
A special counsel team demanded a four-year prison term for People Power Party lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong at the Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday. Kweon is accused of receiving 100 million won in illegal political funds from the Unification Church in 2022, in exchange for helping the church gain policy favors after Yoon Suk Yeol's presidential election victory. As a close confidant of former President Yoon, Kweon faces calls for a heavy sentence due to evidence destruction and an unrepentant attitude.
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In a follow-up to earlier questioning, police on December 28 interrogated Jeong Won-ju—former chief secretary to Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja—for a second time over alleged bribes to politicians across parties. Now booked as a suspect, Jeong's probe ties into the church's widening corruption scandal linked to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's wife, Kim Keon Hee.
Following the National Assembly's two-day hearing on its massive data breach, South Korea's government pledged to pursue all legal measures against Coupang Inc., condemning the e-commerce firm's passive response and data handling lapses amid public outrage.
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A former Unification Church official involved in a corruption case from former President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration is expected to name Democratic Party (DP) lawmakers during his final trial on Wednesday. Yun Young-ho faces charges for providing luxury gifts to Yoon's wife, Kim Keon Hee, in 2022, and claims church ties to the DP during Moon Jae-in's presidency. The disclosure could severely impact the DP and President Lee Jae Myung's administration.