A Seoul court on Saturday refused to grant an arrest warrant for South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo over his alleged involvement in a massive opinion-rigging case.
The Seoul Central District Court said the charges against Kim are disputable and that he presents little risk of fleeing given his current position.
Special Counsel Huh Ik-bum has been investigating suspicion that he colluded with Kim Dong-won, better known by his nickname Druking, to manipulate comments in news articles to benefit the ruling Democratic Party.
The special prosecution questioned him twice this month, and filed for the arrest warrant on Wednesday on the charge of digital business obstruction.
He’s accused of artificially jacking up likes on Internet news articles about DP, then main opposition, and its then-presidential front-runner Moon Jae-in in November 2016.
Druking argues he got “a nod” from the governor to carry out the scheme to influence public sentiment in favor of the party. He claims he showed him a demonstration of a computer program designed for such tasks.
Kim has denied the allegations. He admitted he had met Druking at his publishing company office but never saw any presentation about a computer program. [Korea Times]
Commie moon admin is corupt to the core, when are South Korea citizens take action?
Bring out the candlesticks.
“The Seoul Central District Court said the charges against Kim are disputable and that he presents little risk of fleeing given his current position.”
But Mrs. Park might flee they mean.
And LMB would have fleed too?