Seoul: Prosecutors have indicted former President Moon Jae-in over charges of bribery in connection with allegations of facilitating the employment of his ex-son-in-law at an airline. Moon and his daughter, Da-hye, are accused of receiving bribes in the form of salary and other payments to Moon's former son-in-law, surnamed Seo, by Thailand-based budget carrier Thai Eastar Jet.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Seo was appointed executive director at the airline in 2018 after the company's founder and former two-term lawmaker Lee Sang-jik was appointed head of the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency. Prosecutors suspect that Lee's appointment was made in exchange for hiring Seo at the airline, particularly given Seo's lack of experience in the airline industry at the time.