[Newsmaker] Police seek arrest warrant for KT chief over illegal political funding
Social affairsJun 18, 2018
Police sought an arrest warrant for the head of South Korea's major mobile carrier KT Corp. and three others on Monday for alleged involvement in the firm's illegal donations to lawmakers. Seven former and incumbent KT executives, including Hwang, have been booked on charges of embezzlement and violation of laws related to political funding. Of them, police are seeking arrest warrants for four, the National Police Agency said in a briefing. They are suspected of creating 1.15 billion won ($1.04