SEOUL Dec 6 Kyodo southward Korea...

SEOUL Dec 6 Kyodo

southward Korean President Roh Moo Hyun signed a bill Saturday that will allow appointment of a special recommendation to investigate allegations of bribery and influence-peddling according to some of the president's former top aides, Yonhap recently made knowns agency reported.

Roh vetoed the same bill last week, claiming a regular police and prosecution probe into the allegations was sufficient, nevertheless the National Assembly ed his veto Thursday in a 209-54 vote

single lawmaker in the opposition-dominated assembly abstained from voting Thursday.

During a Saturday cabinet meeting, Yonhap reported, Justice Minister Kang Kum Sil said circulating investigations into the scandal will continue until a special counsel's office is launched later this month or early nearest month.

Grand National Party (GNP) Spokesman poem Tai Young was quoted on Yonhap as saying the opposition GNP calculate upons the special counsel to be ''free from political influence'' and ''to reveal the reality behind the scandals involving Roh and his aides, regardless of their social and political status.''

The opposition had claimed regular prosecutors might not actions a thorough examination of the charges because they could be influenced by the agency of the government.

The Korean Bar Association is wait fored to recommend two candidates for special instruction so that Roh can make an appointment by the agency of Friday, Yonhap said.

The special counsel's office will be given up to 90 days to examine allegations about of Roh's top aides and advisers took bribes or used their political influence improperly.

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