Special investigators have requested an arrest warrant for the governor of Gyeongsangnam-do Province... over his alleged involvement in a opinion rigging scandal and for violating election law.
Kim Kyoung-soo is suspected of playing a role in the manipulation of internet news comments led by an influential blogger known by the nickname Druking.
Kim is alleged to have frequently communicated by the blogger and his crew to carry out the scheme to rig the number of likes on news articles to benefit the ruling Democratic Party in late 2016.