Prosecutors to question ex-president Lee Myung-bak next week: Yonhap

By Lim Chang-won Posted : March 6, 2018, 15:30 Updated : March 6, 2018, 15:30

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SEOUL -- Former President Lee Myung-bak has been asked to appear for questioning by prosecutors next week over a string of alleged irregularities, officials said Tuesday.

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office subpoenaed Lee to come to the office for questioning as a suspect at 9:30 a.m. on March 14, officials said. "It is essential to investigate Lee in order to uncover truth in a transparent and efficient way," a prosecution official said.

"We're not considering calling him in for questioning multiple times." Lee, who was in office from 2009-2013, is at the center of a ballooning scandal involving his brother's auto parts manufacturer, DAS. Prosecutors suspect that Lee is the real owner of the company and has used it as a channel to hide assets, among other irregularities.

Former top aides of Lee were also accused of receiving illicit money from the state intelligence agency. Prosecutors suspect the money was channeled to the presidential office at Lee's instruction. While indicting one of Lee's close aides over the allegations, prosecutors described the aide as an accomplice and Lee as the main culprit.
(Yonhap)
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