Police apply for arrest warrant for Nonghyup Federation Chairman Kang Ho-dong... Charges of receiving bribes, etc.

The police applied for an arrest warrant about a year after starting an investigation into Kang Ho-dong, chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, on charges of receiving bribes worth 100 million won.

According to Yonhap News coverage on the 4th, the anti-corruption investigation unit of the Metropolitan Investigation Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency applied for an arrest warrant for Chairman Kang to the Seoul Central District Public Prosecution Office the day before.

It is understood that the Public Prosecution Office has not yet requested an arrest warrant from the court.

It has been a year since the investigation began in earnest, including a search and seizure of the headquarters of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation in October of last year.

The police summoned Chairman Kang for the first time in April of this year and questioned him twice last month.

Chairman Kang is suspected of receiving more than 100 million won in money and valuables from the representative of a service company that had a business relationship with an affiliate of the National Nonghyup Federation around January 2024, which was the election season.

The police have been suspicious of whether the company representative gave money and valuables on two occasions and asked for business convenience at a time when the election was expected to be strong.

In addition, suspicions of misappropriation of internal public funds have also been investigated.

This is a suspicion that some departments of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation purchased expensive gift items with public money from 2024 to last year and delivered them to the president's office and vice president's office.

In addition, the police are investigating Chairman Kang on charges of violating the Anti-Corruption and Corruption Act regarding his receipt of hundreds of millions of won in bribes during his mother-in-law's funeral in May of last year.

If it is proven that compensation is related to duties such as personnel management, bribery can be applied.