Police have begun investigating Rep. Kang Sun-woo of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) over allegations of receiving 100 million won ($69,400) from a Seoul city councilor, officials said Wednesday. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's public crime investigation team has been assigned to the case after opposition lawmakers filed a complaint against Kang and the council member on bribery charges. Kang has been accused of receiving the money via an aide during the regional elections in 2022. The case recently received attention after Kang was found to have discussed the matter with Rep. Kim Byung-kee of the same party, who is currently embroiled in allegations of misconduct. Separately, police plan to question an activist later in the day who alleged that Rep. Kim met Park Dae-jun, then CEO of Coupang Corp., in September to influence personnel decisions surrounding his former aide who was hired by the company. The lawmaker resigned from the ruling party's floor leadership Tuesday amid mounting allegations of misconduct, which included receiving preferential treatment and abusing h