Kim Rahn is the managing editor of The Korea Times. Since joining the company in 2003, she has covered various beats including the presidential office, Seoul city government, the Bank of Korea and the tourism industry. In 2014, she won the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) award for her coverage of the ordeals of migrant women in Korea.
Park faces arrest for bribe-taking
President’s aide allegedly involved in other scandals
By Kim Rahn
Prosecutors requested an arrest warrant for former Knowledge Economy Vice Minister Park Young-june Thursday for allegedly taking bribes from a businessman in return for facilitating a Picity development project in southern Seoul.
Attention is now on whether the “King’s man” _ Park’s nickname for wielding great power behind the scenes due to his close relations with President Lee Myung-bak _ will finally be put behind bars after slipping out of several other allegations previously due to a lack of evidence.
The prosecution questioned the 52-year-old for 18 hours from Wednesday through early