Top court clears 4 current, ex-lawmakers of illegal confinement of spy agency official
Social affairsMar 29, 2018
The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared four incumbent and former lawmakers of illegally locking up a spy agency official in her residence ahead of the 2012 presidential election over a political meddling scandal.The top court upheld the lower court's not guilty ruling on Rep. Lee Jong-kul of the ruling Democratic Party, his fellow party member Kim Hyun and two former party members, Kang Gi-jung and Moon Byeong-ho.They were indicted in June 2014 for shutting a female official of the National Intel