A special prosecutor investigating suspicions over a retirement home project of President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday asked the Justice Ministry to ban Lee's only son from leaving the country, officials said.
The office of special counsel Lee Kwang-bum has sought an exit ban for Lee Si-hyung, the 34-year-old son of President Lee, and 10 others, including former presidential security service chief Kim In-jong, as part of an investigation into a suspicious deal last year to buy land in Naegok-dong on the southern edge of Seoul for a retirement home for Lee and auxiliary facilities for security personnel there, they said. (Yonhap News)
