Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min attends an investigative hearing on Oct. 29 Itaewon Disaster in Seoul, March 12, as a witness. Korea Times photo by Kang Ye-jin
A special counsel team on Tuesday indicted former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min and three other former officials who served under former President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration over alleged irregularities in the 2022 relocation of the presidential residence.
Lee, former presidential chief of staff Kim Dae-ki, former presidential secretary for administrative affairs Yoon Jae-soon and former presidential secretary for general affairs Kim Oh-jin face abuse of power charges in the case.
From left, former presidential chief of staff Kim Dae-ki, former presidential secretary for administrative affairs Yoon Jae-soon and former presidential secretary for general affairs Kim Oh-jin attend hearings on their potential arrests at Seoul Central District Court, May 22. Yonhap
The officials are accused of illegally diverting 2.09 billion won ($1.38 million) from the state budget to pay an interior design company for the renovation of the presidential residence following its relocation from Cheong Wa Dae to the central Seoul district of Yongsan.
