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.
'Illegal funds offered to Park's backers'
By Kim Rahn
Rep. Hyun Young-hee of the ruling Saenuri Party, who is under suspicion of buying her nomination for April’s parliamentary elections, allegedly offered illegal political funds to two pro-Park Geun-hye figures.
Prosecutors said Wednesday Hyun testified she gave 3 to 5 million won each to former lawmakers Lee Jung-hyun and Hyeon Gyeong-dae by using the name of one of her former aides when they ran in the elections under the party’s ticket. Both failed to get a National Assembly seat.
The testimony is likely to deal a blow to Park, the frontrunner presidential contender,