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| Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, leaves after a debate at the National Assembly in Seoul, Nov. 16. Yonhap |
Prosecutors on Wednesday sought an arrest warrant for one of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's closest confidants over bribery and other charges connected to a high-profile real estate development scandal.
Jeong Jin-sang, a vice chief of staff to Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee, was accused of having received nearly 140 million won ($105,596) between 2013 and 2020 from real estate developers at the center of the development corruption scandal in return for business favors.
The arrest warrant request suggests the investigation is closing in on Lee.
Known as Lee's "right-hand man," Jeong had served as a senior policy secretary to Lee while he served as the Seongnam mayor and then the governor of Gyeonggi Province surrounding Seoul.
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