The prosecution, which is investigating the allegation of bribery related to the Ssangbangbang Group, has requested an arrest warrant for three people involved, including Lee Hwa-young, CEO of Kintex (former Gyeonggi-do Deputy Governor of Peace).
On the 22nd, the 6th criminal division of the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office (Prosecutor Kim Young-nam) requested a preliminary arrest warrant for Lee on charges of bribery under the Act on Aggravated Punishment for Specific Crimes.
CEO Lee is accused of receiving hundreds of millions of won in money and valuables, such as receiving and using corporate cards from the SsangBul Group from 2018 to the beginning of this year, and was recently investigated by the prosecution.
In addition, he served as the provincial deputy governor for peace from August 2018 to January 2020, and served as an outside director for over a year until June 2018, before taking over as provincial deputy governor for peace.
Prosecutors also requested an arrest warrant for Mr.
Person A was arrested by the prosecution on the 21st and is being investigated for the second day.
Prosecutors also requested a preliminary arrest warrant for Vice Chairman Ssang Bul-Bul B on charges of bribing them.
/yunhap news
