By Na Jeong-ju
The prosecution sought arrest warrants for President Lee Myung-bak’s elder brother and a ruling party lawmaker, Friday, for receiving illegal funds from savings banks during the 2007 presidential race.
The move came after prosecutors questioned Lee Sang-deuk, a former National Assembly vice speaker and Chung Doo-un, a three-term lawmaker of the Saenuri Party, over the bribery allegations.
Both the elder Lee and Chung played key roles in raising campaign funds for the President, which suggests that the money from savings banks might have been used for his campaign.