Overview

• Moon Jae-in, South Korea's former president, has been indicted for allegedly receiving 217 million won ($151,000) in bribes through his son-in-law's employment at Thai Eastar Jet.
• Prosecutors claim Moon appointed Lee Sang-jik to lead the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency as part of a quid pro quo for the airline job, despite the son-in-law's lack of qualifications.
• The indictment has been transferred to the Seoul Central District Court, where Moon will face trial on bribery charges.
• Moon and his Democratic Party allies have criticized the indictment as a politically driven abuse of prosecutorial power ahead of the June 3 snap presidential election.
• This case adds Moon to a long list of South Korean presidents facing legal scrutiny after leaving office, continuing a pattern of political and judicial reckoning for former leaders.