By Na Jeong-ju
Allegations that a former aide of President Lee Myung-bak’s elder brother Lee Sang-deuk took a large sum of money in bribes emerged Tuesday, a day after the President’s mentor Choi See-joong admitted receiving cash from a businessman, which he used for Lee’s 2007 presidential campaign.
The prosecution said it was checking whether the 77-year-old former National Assembly vice speaker received illegal political funds from corporations through his aides. The elder Lee is known to be a father figure to the President, reportedly wielding real power behind the scenes.