S Korea prez's son to face tax probe
Agencies: Seoul, Nov 14 2012, 16:37 IST
brother, Lee Sang-Eun, who had given his nephew 600 million won (USD 542,000) to secure the land deal.
First Lady Kim Yoon-Ok was also questioned – although only in writing -- over a similar-sized loan she made to her son.
President Lee on Monday turned down a request by the prosecutors for a 15-day extension to their special investigation.
The presidential Blue House has vigorously denied opposition claims of financial chicanery over the retirement home land deal.
But in the face of mounting criticism, the president scrapped the whole project and decided to move into his existing private house in southern Seoul after leaving office.
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