Opposition leader spared arrest

Opposition leader spared arrest

Lee Jae-myung (C), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, is greeted by the party's lawmakers as he leaves the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, 25 kilometers south of Seoul, on Sept. 27, 2023, after a court rejected an arrest warrant sought for him. The prosecution has filed for an arrest warrant for Lee over alleged breach of trust, bribery and other charges stemming from his time as mayor of Seongnam, south of Seoul, years ago in connection with a scandal-ridden land development project and his alleged involvement in a company's illegal cash remittance to North Korea. (Yonhap)

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