Ex-South Korean lawmaker found dead in Yoon ties probe
28 Jul 2025 02:38pm
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hold placards during a rally on a street in Seoul on April 2, 2025. - (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP)
PYEONGTAEK - A former member of the Gyeonggi provincial assembly was found dead on Monday amid an investigation into his alleged ties to former President Yoon Suk Yeol, police said.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Choi Ho was found dead on a hill in Pyeongtaek, 75 kilometres south of Seoul, at around 3am, about an hour after his family reported him missing.
Police said they believe he left his home around 5pm on Sunday and took his own life. No suicide note was found.
Choi won the nomination of the then ruling People Power Party to run for mayor of Pyeongtaek in the June 2022 local elections.
Prosecutors have been investigating suspicions then President Yoon and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, pushed for his nomination. - BERNAMA
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