S. Korea's former spy chief in jail for graft: Report
Published on Jul 10, 2013
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Protesters hold banners condemning South Korean National Intelligence Service involvement in the country's last presidential elections, during a demonstration outside the Seoul city hall on July 6, 2013. South Korea's former spy chief was in June indicted on charges of attempting to influence last year's presidential election. -- FILE PHOTO: AFP
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's former spy chief was detained on Wednesday over allegations that he accepted bribes from a construction company in return for peddling influence, a report said.
Won Sei Hoon, the former director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), was held after a court issued an arrest warrant requested by prosecutors, Yonhap news agency reported.
The 62-year-old is suspected of having received some 150 million won (S$169,500) in cash and expensive gifts from Hwang Bo Yeon, the head of now-bankrupt Hwangbo Construction, it said.
In return, prosecutors believe Mr Won peddled his influence to help the company win construction projects, Yonhap said.
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