Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo said Monday that he is willing to respond to a possible summons in connection with the ongoing prosecution investigation into a nation-rocking bribery scandal.
Prosecutors on Sunday opened an official probe into the scandal sparked by a so-called “bribery list” left behind by an embattled businessman before he committed suicide last week.
Asked if he will respond to such a prosecution request to appear for questioning during a parliamentary interpellation session, Prime Minister Lee said he will surely do so, adding that there will be “no sanctuary” in the investigation and he cannot be an exception.
In a telephone interview with Yonhap News Agency, Busan Mayor Suh Byung-soo, another politician listed on the memo, said that the memo does not contain facts and it seems to be targeting the Park Geun-hye government.
He added that he will fully cooperate with the prosecution to clear any suspicion.
A brief memo found in a trouser pocket of Sung Wan-jong, the former head of a mid-size construction company, listed the names of eight heavyweight politicians including close aides to President Park along with won figures next to them, indicating that the money was delivered. (Yonhap)
