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National Assembly Lifts Rep. Kweon’s Immunity After 173-1 Vote

The vote clears the way for a Seoul court to review a special counsel’s arrest-warrant request tied to alleged Unification Church funds.

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Kweon Seong-dong, a lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party, exits a plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2025. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Lawmakers approved the arrest motion for People Power Party Rep. Kweon Seong-dong, allowing proceedings despite parliamentary immunity rules.
  • The Seoul Central District Court has not set a date for the arrest-warrant hearing that the vote enables.
  • The special counsel alleges Kweon received 100 million won in illegal political funds from a former Unification Church official in 2022.
  • Investigators cite a message referencing help for then-presidential candidate Yoon Suk Yeol, a diary note, and a photo of bundled cash as supporting material.
  • Kweon denies wrongdoing, says he waived immunity, and voted yes as PPP colleagues boycotted the plenary vote, making him the first sitting lawmaker in the July-launched probes to face arrest proceedings.