Prosecution indicts retired Army brigadier general in corruption case
Social affairsMay 24, 2016
Korean prosecutors on Tuesday indicted a retired Army brigadier general on charges of taking kickbacks from a defense contractor for peddling influence in a 2014 military procurement deal.The investigators at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said that they indicted and arrested the former official of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), surnamed Hong, for pocketing 54 million won ($45,477) from a local defense firm in 2014.Hong is alleged to have used his influenc