SKorea PM offers to quit over scandal
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South Korea鈥檚 prime minister has offered to resign amid a bribery scandal just two months after he took up the country鈥檚 No. 2 post, officials said yesterday, in the latest political crisis to hit President Park Geun-hye.
Lee Wan-Koo has been at the center of a corruption scandal that flared after a businessman killed himself earlier this month, leaving a memo listing the names of eight high-profile figures he claimed to have bribed. Most of the eight men, including Lee, are considered as close associates of Park.
Businessman Sung Wan-jong told a local daily before his death he gave 30 million won (US$27,390) to Lee in 2013.
Lee has denied the allegation but he has seen growing calls to resign after media reported alleged evidence that indicates his ties with Sung. Lee鈥檚 office said yesterday he conveyed his resignation offer on Monday to President Park, who was in Peru on a four-nation trip.
Park described Lee鈥檚 offer as 鈥渧ery regrettable鈥 and said she 鈥渇elt the prime minister鈥檚 agony鈥, according to a statement on the presidential Blue House website.
Park also called for a thorough investigation into the scandal.
The latest scandal comes as Park struggles to deal with criticism over her government鈥檚 handling of last year鈥檚 ferry disaster that killed more than 300 people. Violence broke out at a Seoul rally on Saturday led by relatives of the ferry victims and their supporters, leaving dozens of people injured. Park has also faced criticism over what analysts say is her poor communication with the public and lack of transparency on personnel appointments.
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