Former South Korean leader Moon Jae-in has been charged with bribery, according to the prosecution.
Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office claimed in a statement on Thursday that Moon, who led South Korea from 2017 to 2022 under the banner of the center-left Democratic Party, allegedly made his then son-in-law work for a Thai airline.
In exchange for Lee Sang-jik’s ex-son-in-law, known as Seo, being appointed executive director at Thai Eastar Jet, which Lee held control of at the time, the prosecution alleges that Moon appointed him to lead the SMEs and Startups Agency.
They contend that Seo received a bribe from some 223 million won ($151, 959) in salary and other benefits.
The indictment was viewed as a misuse of prosecutorial authority and political motivation, according to the Democratic Party.
“So the son-in-law’s salary was a bribe to the president,” the statement read. After dragging the case out for four years, is this the best logic they could come up with? in a statement, spokeswoman Park Kyung-mee said.
He joins a long list of former South Korean presidents who have faced legal problems as a result of Moon’s indictment.
Former president Yoon Suk-yeol’s replacement, who was impeached by Moon, is currently facing insurrection-related charges after making a brief declaration of martial law last year.
Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak, two of Moon’s immediate predecessors, are among the four ex-South Korean leaders who have received prison sentences.
Former president Roh Moo-hyun, Moon’s political mentor, committed suicide in 2009 while being investigated for bribery.
Former human rights attorney Moon, who is now in office, advocated for greater social welfare and encouraged reconciliation with North Korea.
Source: Aljazeera
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