Politicians found to be involved in Hamba Gate scandal

"Hamba-jip," restaurants specifically made for workers of construction sites, have been a hot issue in the political arena recently. Politicians and people working directly with the President are involved in a scandal concerning the right to manage the "hambajips."

According to 서울신문, during the "Hamba Gate" (the name of the scandal, just like the name "Water Gate") investigation, the prosecution found Bae Gun-gi, former chief inspector of the President's house, to be involved in the scandal in addition to one influential politician from the Hannara party and some presidents of metropolitan city councils. Bae Gun-gi has since resigned from office because of his involvement in this incident and since there are many other influential politicians involved in this large scandal, much attention has been placed on how the investigation will affect the future presidential election.