Grand National Party Convention bribery incident
The 2008 Grand National Party Convention is a political scandal in the South Korean politics that exposed higher-level political corruption within the ranks of the Lee Myung-bak government. The connections surrounding the Lee Myung-bak government has also affected the performance of the Grand National Party. A GNP lawmaker, Koh Seung-duk, was instrumental of exposing it by reporting his knowledge about the corruption incident to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.[1][2]
Development of the investigation
[edit]At first, the SPO raided the house of a former aide to Park Hee-tae, Koh Myung-jin.[3] Later, the SPO has also detained the key campaigner to Park Hee-tae, Ahn Byung-yong, for delivering money to other party members during the 2008 legislative election.[4]
See also
[edit]- Corruption in South Korea
- DDoS attacks during the October 2011 South Korean by-election
- Prime Minister's Office Civilian Surveillance Incident
- Lee Myung-bak government
References
[edit]- ^ Lee, Hyo-sik (2012-01-08). "GNP lawmaker claims Assembly Speaker's aide tried to bribe him". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "S. Korea rocked by cash-for-vote scandal". AFP. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ Choi, He-suk (2012-01-11). "Speaker's ex-aide detained in GNP vote-buying case". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ Na, Jeong-ju (2012-01-17). "Assembly speaker returns today to face investigation". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-01-17.