Probe of Alleged Summit Payoff Deal Is Halted
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From Times Wire Reports
South Korean prosecutors shelved an investigation into an alleged payoff scandal surrounding the 2000 North-South Korean summit, a decision that drew angry protests from opposition politicians.
The move came hours after President-elect Roh Moo Hyun called for parliament to reach a “political” settlement to the dispute over payments made by Hyundai Group to North Korea shortly before the summit.
Opposition lawmakers claim the money was given to the North -- possibly from South Korea’s government -- as “payment” for the heralded talks.
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