Justice Ministry submits arrest consent request for Kang Sun-woo to National Assembly over alleged 100 million won nomination bribe
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- 2026-02-12 16:26:18
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- 2026-02-12 16:26:18
[Financial News] The Ministry of Justice announced on the 12th that it has submitted to the National Assembly a request for consent to arrest independent lawmaker Kang Sun-woo, for whom an arrest warrant has been sought on charges of receiving a 100 million won nomination bribe.
For a sitting lawmaker to undergo a court hearing on a pretrial detention warrant, the National Assembly must first approve a motion consenting to the arrest. Under the National Assembly Act, once the Speaker of the National Assembly receives the arrest consent request from the Ministry of Justice, it must be reported at the first plenary session convened thereafter and put to a vote between 24 and 72 hours after the report. If that deadline passes, the motion is put to a vote at the next plenary session.
On the 9th, the prosecution service requested arrest warrants for Representative Kang and former Seoul Metropolitan Council member Kim Kyung on charges including violation of the Political Funds Act, bribery in breach of duty, and offering bribes in breach of duty. Kang and Kim are accused of exchanging 100 million won in January 2022 at a hotel in the Yongsan District of Seoul in return for a party nomination ahead of the local elections.
This is the fourth time in the 22nd National Assembly that an arrest warrant has been sought for a sitting lawmaker. Previously, motions to arrest People Power Party lawmakers Kweon Seong-dong and Chu Kyung-ho, and Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Shin Young-dae were submitted to the National Assembly. The arrest consent motions for Kweon, accused of receiving illegal political funds from the Unification Church, and for Chu, accused of obstructing a vote to lift martial law, were approved by the Assembly. The motion to arrest Shin, who faces allegations of taking bribes and manipulating public opinion polls in a general election primary, was voted down.
kyu0705@fnnews.com Kim Dong-gyu Reporter