Kang Sunwoo and Kim Kyung Referred to Prosecutors for 'Split Donations' in Nomination Fund Scandal

About 100 Million Won Involved... Suspected Violation of the Political Funds Act

The police have also referred the 'split donation suspicion' involving independent lawmaker Kang Sunwoo and former Seoul City Council member Kim Kyung, who have both faced allegations of nomination fund misconduct.

Kang Sunwoo, an independent member of the National Assembly, and former Seoul city council member Kim Kyung each appeared at the pretrial detention hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, last March. Kang is on the left, and Kim is on the right. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Public Crime Investigation Unit announced on the 12th that Kang and Kim have been referred for prosecution under detention on charges of violating the Political Funds Act.

Kang is accused of returning a 100 million won nomination fund he received from Kim ahead of the 2022 local elections, and then receiving the same amount again in several installments as political donations from October 2022 to December 2023. The total amount of donations is said to exceed 100 million won.

After initially referring both individuals for prosecution in March on charges of exchanging a 100 million won nomination fund, the police continued to investigate allegations that Kim distributed political donations in split amounts using other people's names.

Meanwhile, it has been reported that the police decided to refer the case after securing phone call recordings and other evidence indicating that Kang's associates and Kim discussed or coordinated methods for splitting and distributing the donations.

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