The governor of Gyeongsangnam-do Province faces a second round of grilling on Thursday by a special counsel looking into his alleged involvement in an online political maneuvering scandal... known more commonly as the "Druking scandal."
This comes after the probe team re-summoned Kim Kyoung-soo for a second questioning session,... set to begin in about two hours,... deeming its nearly 15-hour interrogation of him on Tuesday as insufficient.
The former Democratic Party lawmaker is suspected of colluding with the influential blogger nicknamed Druking who bumped up the number of likes on online comments supporting the now-ruling party.
Kim has, so far, denied any knowledge of rigging activities,... as well as accusations he offered Druking's associate a diplomatic position in Japan,... in return for support in the June local elections.