PoliticsSouth Korea's Yoon in mudslinging match with opposition leader
Lee Jae-myung indicted in what opposition called 'political investigation'
South Korean President Yoon is locked in mudslinging match with opposition leader Lee Jae-myung with the two leaders trading legal accusations. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei staff writer
September 25, 2022 17:00 JST
SEOUL -- South Korean prosecutors have indicted opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in connection with an investigation into a contentious city development project he pursued as mayor of Seongnam. In an unusual development, Lee was indicted soon after he became head of the main opposition group, the Democratic Party.