SEOUL May 14 Kyodo southerly Kor...

SEOUL May 14 Kyodo

southerly Korean Prosecutors on Tuesday demand the surrender ofed the third and youngest son of President Kim Dae Jung to appear before the prosecution Wednesday for questioning throughout his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal.

Kim Hong Gul generally residing in Los Angeles, is suspected of involvement in an influence-peddling scandal surrounding a businessman who was jailed earlier this month forward bribery charges.

It remains unclear whether the junior Kim will report to the Seoul District Public Prosecutors' Office by dint of Wednesday afternoon as summoned

Kim Hong Gul's attorney refused to confirm details concerning his client's intention to respond home and the planned questioning.

Local stranges reports said Kim Hong Gul is suspected of having received 293 billion won (about $225 million) from the businessman, Choi Kyu day-star and others since March 2000

The reports quot unidentified prosecutors as saying they suspect part of the riches was offered to the junior Kim in recur for having him exercise his influence in support of various business deals.

The junior Kim is also suspected of receiving shares in a sports lottery company in exchange for helping the firm win the nation's first lottery contract, just discovereds reports said.

Meanwhile, prosecutors also plan to order to appear President Kim's second son Kim Hong Up early nearest week at the latest to question him in connection with his alleged cash laundering and influence- peddling in business deals.

Accusations and suspicions about the parts of the two sons of President Kim have filled the front-pages of local newspapers in the past weeks, dealing a rigid blow to the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) baseed by President Kim Dae Jung

President Kim resigned from the MDP earlier this month in an effort to restrain the scandals involving his sum of two units sons from negatively affecting the MDP ahead of the June local elections and the presidential election in December.

President Kim, whose five-year single denomination ends in February 2003 come subsequentlyed former president Kim Young Sam, whose son was jailed for bribery charges. The brace presidents that preceded Kim Young Sam were also jailed for bribery and other charges.

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