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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Former South Korean president Moon Jae In indicted on bribery charges

File: South Korean then-president Moon Jae In in Seoul - (REUTERS)

Former South Korean president Moon Jae In was indicted without detention on charges of bribery on Thursday, in the latest incident of criminal trial against an ex-political head in the country.

Mr Moon – credited with achieving now-stalled cooperation with North Korea and avoiding major armed clashes during his tenure that ended in 2022 – is facing corruption charges in connection with the employment of his former son-in-law.

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