North Chungcheong Province Governor Kim Young-hwan heads to a courtroom at Seoul Southern District Court in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, on April 23, to attend a hearing on his injunction request to suspend the People Power Party's nomination committee decision that excluded him from the June 3 local election ticket. [Yonhap]
North Chungcheong Province Governor Kim Young-hwan heads to a courtroom at Seoul Southern District Court in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, on April 23, to attend a hearing on his injunction request to suspend the People Power Party's nomination committee decision that excluded him from the June 3 local election ticket. [Yonhap]

By Choi Eui-jong, The Herald Business

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials said Monday it is conducting a search and seizure of North Chungcheong Province Governor Kim Young-hwan's office and other locations in connection with money transaction allegations.


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