All posts tagged "lee wan-koo"

  • South Korea's new Prime Minister nominee Lee Wan-koo offered his resignation on Monday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Ex-PM Lee Wan-koo to be summoned over bribery scandal this week

    SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) — Prosecutors said Tuesday they will summon former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo this week for questioning over alleged bribery. Lee is set to appear before prosecutors at 10 a.m. on Thursday. The move...

    • Posted May 12, 2015
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  • South Korea's new Prime Minister nominee Lee Wan-koo offered his resignation on Monday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    S. Korean PM offers to resign following bribery allegations

    By Lee Min-hyung Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo offered to resign on late Monday night amid mounting criticism over a bribery allegation that he received kickbacks from the late Keangnam Enterprises Chairman Sung Woan-jong. “Lee expressed his intention...

    • Posted April 20, 2015
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    Anti-corruption crusader under siege over alleged bribery

    SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s anti-corruption crusader is under mounting pressure to quit amid a snowballing bribery scandal that rocked the government of President Park Geun-hye. Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo is accused of accepting 30...

    • Posted April 14, 2015
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