2008 Grand National Party Convention bribery incident
January 01, 1970
The 2008 Grand National Party Convention is a political scandal in the South Korean politics that exposed higher-level political corruption within the ranks of the Lee Myung-bak government. The connections surrounding the Lee Myung-bak government has also affected the performance of the Grand National Party. A GNP lawmaker, Koh Seung-duk, was instrumental of exposing it by reporting his knowledge about the corruption incident to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.[1][2]
At first, the SPO raided the house of a former aide to Park Hee-tae, Koh Myung-jin.[3] Later, the SPO has also detained the key campaigner to Park Hee-tae, Ahn Byung-yong, for delivering money to other party members during the 2008 legislative election.[4]
^Lee, Hyo-sik (2012-01-08). "GNP lawmaker claims Assembly Speaker's aide tried to bribe him". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
^"S. Korea rocked by cash-for-vote scandal". AFP. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
^Choi, He-suk (2012-01-11). "Speaker's ex-aide detained in GNP vote-buying case". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
^Na, Jeong-ju (2012-01-17). "Assembly speaker returns today to face investigation". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
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Widening bribery scandal engulfs political parties before polls
January 01, 1970
2008, grand, national, party, convention, bribery, incident, 2008, grand, national, party, convention, political, scandal, south, korean, politics, that, exposed, higher, level, political, corruption, within, ranks, myung, government, connections, surrounding,. The 2008 Grand National Party Convention is a political scandal in the South Korean politics that exposed higher level political corruption within the ranks of the Lee Myung bak government The connections surrounding the Lee Myung bak government has also affected the performance of the Grand National Party A GNP lawmaker Koh Seung duk was instrumental of exposing it by reporting his knowledge about the corruption incident to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office 1 2 Contents 1 Development of the investigation 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDevelopment of the investigation editAt first the SPO raided the house of a former aide to Park Hee tae Koh Myung jin 3 Later the SPO has also detained the key campaigner to Park Hee tae Ahn Byung yong for delivering money to other party members during the 2008 legislative election 4 See also editCorruption in South Korea DDoS attacks during the October 2011 South Korean by election Prime Minister s Office Civilian Surveillance Incident Lee Myung bak governmentReferences edit Lee Hyo sik 2012 01 08 GNP lawmaker claims Assembly Speaker s aide tried to bribe him The Korea Times Retrieved 2012 01 17 S Korea rocked by cash for vote scandal AFP 2012 01 11 Retrieved 2012 01 17 Choi He suk 2012 01 11 Speaker s ex aide detained in GNP vote buying case The Korea Herald Retrieved 2012 01 17 Na Jeong ju 2012 01 17 Assembly speaker returns today to face investigation The Korea Times Retrieved 2012 01 17 External links editWidening bribery scandal engulfs political parties before polls Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Grand National Party Convention bribery incident amp oldid 1221720424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
