South Korean president's brother held in bribery case
Source: Associated Press
South Korean president's brother held in bribery case
Lee Sang-deuk, elder brother of President Lee Myung-bak, accused of taking $500,000 in banking scandal
Associated Press in Seoul
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 11 July 2012 02.14 EDT
The South Korean president's brother has been arrested and taken to a detention centre after a court approved a warrant on bribery allegations, a major embarrassment to the ruling party in a presidential election year.
The Seoul central district court issued the arrest warrant for Lee Sang-deuk, the elder brother of President Lee Myung-bak, late on Tuesday. Hours earlier, as the suspect entered the court for questioning, enraged protesters threw eggs at him, grabbed his tie and jostled him.
Lee was taken from the prosecutors' office to the Seoul detention centre, according to an official who declined to provide further details such as his name, citing office rules.
Prosecutors accuse the former lawmaker of taking $500,000 (£320,000) in bribes from two detained bankers with the intent of using his influence to help the pair avoid punishment.
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