The move fuelled criticism that his party abused its majority power to evade criminal investigations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - South Korean lawmakers on Monday narrowly voted down a motion to lift the parliamentary immunity of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung over corruption charges, fuelling criticism that his party abused its majority power to evade criminal investigations.
Members of South Korea’s Parliament enjoy the privilege to avoid arrest, and the government requested their consent earlier this month to waive his immunity so that a court can review an arrest warrant from prosecutors. He also demanded more than 13 billion won from four companies to bankroll a financially unstable professional football club based in Seongnam, in return for administrative favours, prosecutors said, calling it bribery.
Some politicians accused Lee’s party of exploiting lawmakers’ privilege to sidestep investigations, and major parties of making sensitive decisions via a secret ballot instead of a transparent public vote.
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