{"id":243718,"date":"2026-02-10T17:03:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/02\/10\/kang-seon-woo-s-1-billion\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:51:24","slug":"kang-seon-woo-s-1-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/02\/10\/kang-seon-woo-s-1-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Kang Seon-woo&#8217;s 1 Billion Won Controversy: Is It Just a &#8216;Gift&#8217; or a Serious Offense?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/02\/CP-2024-0119\/image-d766c72b-15bf-4f92-803e-58fbd04d1845.jpeg\" alt=\"&nbsp;   On February 3, independent lawmaker Kang Seon-woo appeared at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency\\'s Public Crime Investigation Division in Mapo District, Seoul. Kang faces allegations of accepting a 100 million KRW (approximately $75,000 USD) bribe for political nominations from former Seoul city council member Kim Kyung, facilitated by a former secretary identified only as Nam.\" \/><figcaption>&nbsp;   On February 3, independent lawmaker Kang Seon-woo appeared at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency&#8217;s Public Crime Investigation Division in Mapo District, Seoul. Kang faces allegations of accepting a 100 million KRW (approximately $75,000 USD) bribe for political nominations from former Seoul city council member Kim Kyung, facilitated by a former secretary identified only as Nam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kang Seon-woo, embroiled in the nomination bribery scandal, has reportedly sent a personal letter to lawmakers from the Democratic Party of Korea. In this letter, Kang denies the allegations and expresses his commitment to taking responsibility for the situation. <\/p>\n<p> According to political sources on the 10th, Kang&#8217;s letter to Democratic Party lawmakers that afternoon began with a humble apology: &#8220;I deeply regret causing concern among you.&#8221; He then stated his intention to correct what he claims are inaccuracies in media reports. <\/p>\n<p> Addressing the nomination bribery allegations, Kang firmly declared, &#8220;100 million KRW (approximately $75,000 USD) is not worth jeopardizing my political career or my entire life.&#8221; He explained that the shopping bag he received as a customary gift remains untouched in his home&#8217;s storage room. <\/p>\n<p> Kang revealed that he only learned of the gift&#8217;s substantial value after receiving a complaint call from the candidate. He stated, &#8220;I immediately instructed my aide to return it and promptly informed the nomination committee secretary.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> The lawmaker also asserted, &#8220;I made several attempts to return it.&#8221; He emphasized, &#8220;If I had demanded 100 million KRW (approximately $75,000 USD), I wouldn&#8217;t have met in a conspicuous hotel caf\u00e9. And if I had solicited campaign contributions to be received in installments, there would be no reason for me to verify and attempt to return the funds.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> Prior to these developments, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors&#8217; Office had already requested arrest warrants for both Kang and former council member Kim Kyung on charges of violating political fund laws. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent lawmaker Kang Sun-woo denies allegations of bribery and expresses commitment to clarify misunderstandings to fellow party members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/02\/CP-2024-0119\/image-d766c72b-15bf-4f92-803e-58fbd04d1845.jpeg","footnotes":""},"categories":[278093],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-243718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kang Seon-woo&#039;s 1 Billion Won Controversy: Is It Just a &#039;Gift&#039; 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