Police Apply for Arrest Warrant for Kim Byungki over 'Misconduct Allegations' Citing "Concerns of Evidence Destruction"

Allegations of Soliciting Employment at Bithumb for Second Son and Involvement in University Transfer

The police investigating the misconduct allegations against Kim Byungki, an independent member of the National Assembly, have moved to secure his custody.

Byung-Ki Kim, Independent lawmaker. Photo by Dong-Joo Yoon

The Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on September 7 that it had applied for an arrest warrant for Assemblyman Kim on charges including bribery under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes and obstruction of business. This comes one year after the investigation into various allegations surrounding Kim began.

Assemblyman Kim is accused of soliciting employment for his second son at Bithumb and intervening in his second son's transfer to a contract department at Soongsil University by arranging employment at a small business. He is also suspected of receiving a nomination fund from a former Dongjak District Council member.

A police official explained, "As a result of the investigation, the charges have been substantiated with objective evidence, and there are concerns about the destruction of evidence."

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