Opposition Leader in South Korea Ends 24-Day Hunger Strike

A spokesperson for the opposition party in South Korea announced that the party leader ended his 24-day hunger strike on Saturday, following a parliamentary vote that allowed the prosecution to issue an arrest warrant against him for bribery. The spokesperson told reporters that Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, will comply with attending court while currently hospitalized. This month, prosecutors sought an arrest warrant in connection with allegations of bribery related to a development project. Prosecutors accuse Lee of illegally requesting a company to transfer eight million dollars to North Korea while he was governor of Gyeonggi Province. He is also accused of violating his duties regarding a loss of 20 billion won (15 million dollars) by a municipal development company during his time as mayor of Seongnam. Lee, who lost the presidential election to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol last year, denies any wrongdoing and describes these allegations as a "political conspiracy."