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Seoul prosecutors seek warrant for former president in bribery case
By Jennie Oh | March 19, 2018 at 1:08 AM
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (2nd from L) leaves the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seoul, South Korea, on 15 March 2018, after more than 21 hours of questioning over multiple corruption allegations. Photo by Yonhap.
SEOUL, March 19 (UPI) -- South Korean prosecutors have decided to seek an arrest warrant for former President Lee Myung-bak who is currently under investigation for various allegations of bribery and misconducts during his years in office.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office announced the decision Monday, saying Lee may attempt to destroy evidence considering his denial over most of the allegations against him.
In the request, prosecutors stated Lee received large amounts of kickbacks and organized the creation of illegal slush funds through his auto parts company, Yonhap reported.
If the arrest warrant is approved, Lee will become the second former president in history to be investigated under arrest, after impeached ex-President Park Geun-hye less than a year ago.
Lee faces some 18 charges of bribery, embezzlement, tax evasion and abuse-of-power during his five-year term from 2008 to 2013.
He has been accused of receiving about $10 million in kickbacks including $5.6 million from Samsung Electronics to cover legal fees for auto parts company DAS which he has long been suspected of owning and controlling.
According to prosecutors, Lee was further accused of taking bribes from a prominent Buddhist monk ahead of the 2007 presidential election in which he was a contender.
Investigators believe the former president received around $186,600 from Ji Kwang, a monk in charge of one of Korea's biggest monasteries, in return for "accommodating the establishment of a Buddhist university," JoongAng Ilbo reported.
Both the monk and a former presidential aide to Lee are said to have confirmed the allegation through their testimonies, however, the former leader denied any knowledge of the affair during a 21-hour questioning session last week.
A warrant hearing is expected to take place on Thursday, the Korea Economic Daily reported.
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前南韓總統李明博。(資料照)
李明博涉嫌在總統任內收受兩任情報機構首長以「特別經費」名義提供的17.5億韓元（約合人民幣1000萬元）賄賂，首爾中央地方檢察廳於5日逮捕起訴涉嫌收受4億「特別經費」的總統府幕僚時，認定其為受賄從犯，並認定李明博為主犯。檢方認為，既已逮捕起訴從犯，如果不拘捕主犯，有失公平。
李明博還涉嫌收受三星電子以代交DAS案律師費為名提供的500萬美元賄賂，加上金融機構、建築商、商社、前議員、禪院的賄賂，總額超過110億韓元。
辦案人員指出，李明博還涉嫌通過由他本人實際控制的DAS公司逃稅數十億元，侵吞350億韓元，並指示DAS高層向自己兒子的公司提供123億韓元的無抵押貸款，構成瀆職。另涉濫用職權指示總統府等國家機關幫助DAS公司在美國打官司、違法洩露並隱匿總統府檔案、違反不動產實名制以親信名義持有房地產等罪名。檢方認為，本案茲事體大，涉賄金額巨大，嫌疑人罔顧物證拒不認罪，有拉攏串供或毀滅證據之虞，應當提請批捕。
檢方指出，羈押必要性審查最早21日進行，因案卷龐雜，法院可能推遲到22日或23日決定是否批准。李明博14日到案時只承認收受情報機構提供的10萬美元賄賂，而且矢口否認實際控制DAS公司。預計，本案關鍵疑點是DAS實際控制人的認定、李明博是否對情報機構行賄知情即幕僚們是否向總統報告受賄事實將成為羈押必要性審查的兩大爭議點。
檢方表示，已經掌握足夠多的壓倒性證據，越是大案和重案件，越要堅持查辦一般貪腐案件的原則和慣例。
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Seoul prosecutors seek warrant for former president in bribery case
By Jennie Oh | March 19, 2018 at 1:08 AM
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (2nd from L) leaves the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seoul, South Korea, on 15 March 2018, after more than 21 hours of questioning over multiple corruption allegations. Photo by Yonhap.
SEOUL, March 19 (UPI) -- South Korean prosecutors have decided to seek an arrest warrant for former President Lee Myung-bak who is currently under investigation for various allegations of bribery and misconducts during his years in office.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office announced the decision Monday, saying Lee may attempt to destroy evidence considering his denial over most of the allegations against him.
In the request, prosecutors stated Lee received large amounts of kickbacks and organized the creation of illegal slush funds through his auto parts company, Yonhap reported.
If the arrest warrant is approved, Lee will become the second former president in history to be investigated under arrest, after impeached ex-President Park Geun-hye less than a year ago.
Lee faces some 18 charges of bribery, embezzlement, tax evasion and abuse-of-power during his five-year term from 2008 to 2013.
He has been accused of receiving about $10 million in kickbacks including $5.6 million from Samsung Electronics to cover legal fees for auto parts company DAS which he has long been suspected of owning and controlling.
According to prosecutors, Lee was further accused of taking bribes from a prominent Buddhist monk ahead of the 2007 presidential election in which he was a contender.
Investigators believe the former president received around $186,600 from Ji Kwang, a monk in charge of one of Korea's biggest monasteries, in return for "accommodating the establishment of a Buddhist university," JoongAng Ilbo reported.
Both the monk and a former presidential aide to Lee are said to have confirmed the allegation through their testimonies, however, the former leader denied any knowledge of the affair during a 21-hour questioning session last week.
A warrant hearing is expected to take place on Thursday, the Korea Economic Daily reported.
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Topics: Park Geun-hye
https://tw.news.yahoo.com/李明博涉受賄瀆職侵吞逃稅等18宗罪-韓檢提請拘捕-113122433.html
李明博涉受賄瀆職侵吞逃稅等18宗罪 韓檢提請拘捕
Yahoo奇摩（即時新聞）
9.4k 人追蹤
2018年3月19日 下午7:31
南韓檢方今天下午提請法院批准逮捕涉嫌受賄、瀆職侵吞、逃稅等18宗罪的前總統李明博。繼全斗煥、盧泰愚、朴槿惠之後，李明博將成為南韓憲政史上第四位被提請拘捕的前總統。檢方表示，是否執行逮捕最快在21日深夜審查確定。李明博方面則表示，檢方羅列罪狀空口無憑，將據理爭辯。
前南韓總統李明博。(資料照)
李明博涉嫌在總統任內收受兩任情報機構首長以「特別經費」名義提供的17.5億韓元（約合人民幣1000萬元）賄賂，首爾中央地方檢察廳於5日逮捕起訴涉嫌收受4億「特別經費」的總統府幕僚時，認定其為受賄從犯，並認定李明博為主犯。檢方認為，既已逮捕起訴從犯，如果不拘捕主犯，有失公平。
李明博還涉嫌收受三星電子以代交DAS案律師費為名提供的500萬美元賄賂，加上金融機構、建築商、商社、前議員、禪院的賄賂，總額超過110億韓元。
辦案人員指出，李明博還涉嫌通過由他本人實際控制的DAS公司逃稅數十億元，侵吞350億韓元，並指示DAS高層向自己兒子的公司提供123億韓元的無抵押貸款，構成瀆職。另涉濫用職權指示總統府等國家機關幫助DAS公司在美國打官司、違法洩露並隱匿總統府檔案、違反不動產實名制以親信名義持有房地產等罪名。檢方認為，本案茲事體大，涉賄金額巨大，嫌疑人罔顧物證拒不認罪，有拉攏串供或毀滅證據之虞，應當提請批捕。
檢方指出，羈押必要性審查最早21日進行，因案卷龐雜，法院可能推遲到22日或23日決定是否批准。李明博14日到案時只承認收受情報機構提供的10萬美元賄賂，而且矢口否認實際控制DAS公司。預計，本案關鍵疑點是DAS實際控制人的認定、李明博是否對情報機構行賄知情即幕僚們是否向總統報告受賄事實將成為羈押必要性審查的兩大爭議點。
檢方表示，已經掌握足夠多的壓倒性證據，越是大案和重案件，越要堅持查辦一般貪腐案件的原則和慣例。
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