South Korean prosecutors indicted former president Moon Jae-in for alleged bribery on Thursday (April 24), making him the latest former leader of the country to face legal troubles in a case linked to the appointment of his then son-in-law at a Thai airline.
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00:00South Korean prosecutors have indicted former President Moon Jae-in for alleged bribery,
00:07making him the latest former leader of the country
00:10to face legal troubles in a case linked to the appointment of his then son-in-law at a Thai-based airline.
00:16The Jeonju District Prosecutor's Office announced on Thursday that 72-year-old Moon was indicted for bribery.
00:23Former lawmaker Lee Sang-jik was also indicted in the same case for bribery and breach of trust.
00:29Prosecutors allege that Moon's son-in-law received a job, salary, and living expenses from a Thai airline controlled by Lee,
00:37while Lee served as head of the Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups Agency between 2018 to 2020.
00:44The payments, amounting to 5.95 million baht, or approximately 780,000 ringgit, were allegedly a form of bribery to Moon.
00:56Yoon Kun-young, a close aide to Moon and a Democratic Party lawmaker, denounced the charges in a Facebook post,
01:03calling them ridiculous and groundless, and accusing prosecutors of targeting Moon without proper investigation.
01:10Moon, a liberal former civil rights lawyer, served as president from 2017 to 2022.
01:17The indictment comes as South Korea prepares for a snap presidential election on June 3.
01:24Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party and a frontrunner in polls,
01:28has called the charges against Moon politically motivated and an act of retribution by the prosecution against the previous administration.
01:47Lee Jae-myung.
01:54Lee Jae-myung.
01:59Lee Jae-yung.