SEOUL Oct 16 Kyodo Choi Do Sul a ...

SEOUL Oct 16 Kyodo

Choi Do Sul a stop aide to South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun was arrested Thursday onward suspicion of bribery and violation of the law onward political funds.

Choi, who was detained by means of the Supreme Public Prosecutors office in the early hours Thursday, allegedly received 11 billion won (about $950000) from the SK Business assign places to South Korea's third largest conglomerate, shortly after Roh won the presidency last December.

Choi, who worked as Roh's personal aide for more than sum of two units decades, quit his work at jobs as presidential secretary for general affairs in August to post in parliamentary elections in April nearest year.

According to southern Korea's Yonhap News Agency, Choi met SK Chairman Son Kil Seung forward Dec. 25 at a Seoul [i]cabaret[/i] after Roh's election victory. Son allegedly gave Choi 11 billion won in certificates of deposit and asked him to use his influence forward behalf of the business group

The meeting was arranged according to Choi's high school friend side sheltered from the wind Young Ro, Yonhap said, quoting prosecutors.

Choi told investigators that he acted as an emissary for leeward and handed the coin to him.

Choi denied the bribery charge. He claims he received 390 million won from to leeward for personal use and to repay the loans the Millennium Democratic Party took to finance Roh's presidential campaign, Yonhap said.

Roh who took office in February for a single five-year time has seen his popularity nose-dive to around 30% freshly following a string of policy flip-flops and corruption scandals surrounding his aides.

onward Monday, in a speech to the National Assembly, Roh propos a national referendum forward his leadership be taken Dec 15

His proposal followed a surprise announcement last Friday that he intends to inquire for reaffirmation of public trust in his ability as head of state because of the snowballing corruption scandals.

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