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[ajosshi]

Arrest warrant issued for South Korea�s president�s brother over bribery allegations

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA�A court issued an arrest warrant late Tuesday for the elder brother of South Korea�s president on bribery allegations, a major embarrassment to the ruling party in a presidential election year.

The Seoul Central District Court issued the warrant hours after enraged protesters threw eggs at Lee Sang-deuk, grabbing his tie and jostling him as he entered the court for questioning.

A court official declined to provide further details, including his name or when Lee might be arrested, citing court procedures. Prosecutors have accused the former lawmaker of taking half a million dollars in bribes from two detained bankers with the intent of using his influence to help the bankers avoid punishment.

Lee wasn�t directly hit by any of the eggs, but some yolk could be seen on his shoulder. He didn�t speak to a swarm of reporters gathered at the court, shaking off the protesters and media mobbing him before walking through a security checkpoint.

The protesters, many of them middle-aged women, said they�d lost money after the government suspended the troubled savings banks Lee is accused of taking bribes from.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1224215--arrest-warrant-issued-for-south-korea-s-president-s-brother-over-bribery-allegations

[Airborne9]

Yeah I was just reading about this on CNN. It said that it would have implications for the presidential election. Do you think that this is true. Sure wasn�t it just a few months ago the main opposition party was caught up in a vote buying scandal. Will it have that much of an effect?

[Captain Corea]

Perhaps he can spend his time in jail with Noh's brother. lol

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