South Korean prosecutors have indicted former president Moon Jae-in for alleged bribery.
A prosecution office spokesperson said this on Thursday, in a case related to the appointment of his former son-in-law at a Thai airline.
Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office said in a statement that the 72-year-old Moon was indicted for bribery, while former lawmaker Lee Sang-jik was indicted for bribery and breach of trust.
According to the statement, prosecutors had been investigating whether Lee's appointment as the head of the SMEs and Startups Agency was in exchange for Moon's former son-in-law getting a job and receiving a salary plus living expenses at the Thai-based corporation that Lee controlled in 2018-2020.
The prosecution alleged that the money Moon's son-in-law received as an executive director totalling 5.95 million baht ($177,506), or 218 million won, was irregular and constituted a bribe to the then-president.
At the time of filing this report Moon, Lee and their legal representatives have not made any comment on the issue.
DAILY POST reports that the liberal-leaning Moon, a lawyer and a civil rights activist, was president between 2017 and 2022.
He was replaced by the conservative Yoon Suk Yeol as president.
Recall that Yoon was ousted from office this month after being impeached over his short-lived imposition of martial law.
