The investigation of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Kim Un-yong has been extended to include his son John Kim.
Prosecutors said they were tracing John Kim’s bank accounts to find evidence for their probe against his father, but they denied a separate investigation of John Kim regarding his own bribery and embezzlement allegations.
John Kim was suspected of receiving more than one billion won ($833,000) from an official of the Korea Taekwondo Association, which was chaired by his father until last year.
Traces of that money was deposited into John Kim’s bank account in February last year, but a probe was suspended after he was arrested in Bulgaria last May. He was released from Bulgarian custody last Wednesday.
He is also suspected of misappropriating funds of the government-affiliated Korean Canoe Federation which he chairs.
Meanwhile, the prosecution said it won’t lift the travel ban placed against Kim Un-yong who is being investigated for bribery and embezzlement allegations, even to attend IOC meetings or athletic events.
