Owner of scandal-hit Hwacheon Daeyu attempts suicide

Kim Man-bae, owner of Hwacheon Daeyu, an asset management company at the center of the Daejang-dong corruption scandal, heads to the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Nov. 28. [JOONGANG ILBO]

 
Kim Man-bae, the owner of Hwacheon Daeyu, an asset management company at the center of a high-profile corruption scandal, attempted to take his own life according to police and fire authorities.
 
Kim attempted suicide in a car parked in Suwon, Gyeonggi, according to a 119 emergency call made by his lawyer at around 9:50 p.m. Wednesday. 
 
He has been reported to have some injuries and to have admitted that he tried to kill himself.
 
Kim is at the center of the Daejang-dong corruption scandal and is standing trial on charges of bribery, embezzlement and breach of trust. 
 
He was arrested in November last year but released shortly after as his detention period expired.
 
 
 
 

BY CHO JUNG-WOO [cho.jungwoo1@joongang.co.kr]