Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Former marine minister arrested on graft charges

South Korean prosecutors have arrested a former maritime minister.

Kang Moo-Hyun stands accused of taking KRW 90m ($90,000) in bribes from six or seven owners. In exchange he offered more relaxed regulations. Between 2004 and 2008 Kang served as a deputy maritime minister and then minister under the Roh Moo-Hyun presidency. He is the first minister from the Roh government to be arrested on graft charges. Roh's five-year term ended in February.
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