South Korean prosecutors indicted the mayor of Seoul on Monday for allegedly violating political funding laws.

Oh Se-hoon of the conservative People Power Party is serving his fourth term as mayor of South Korea's capital and has long been tipped as a future presidential candidate.

Prosecutors accuse him of arranging for a supporter to cover the cost of opinion polling ahead of the 2021 by-election.

They said the 64-year-old mayor had a businessman pay 33 million won ($22,400) over five occasions to fund polls, in breach of the Political Funds Act.

The indictment was launched by a team of lawyers investigating alleged corruption linked to jailed former first lady Kim Keon Hee.

Oh has denied any wrongdoing, dismissing the indictment as a "political scheme".

"This is a far-fetched case

See Full Page