Assemblyman`s arrest sought

At left is the prosecution's request submitted to the National Assembly on Thursday for the arrest of Rep. Kang Sam-Jae of the Grand National Party (GNP) to which parliamentary consent is required. Kang is wanted on suspicion of personal involvement in alleged misuse of the budget of the former Agency for National Security Planning for campaign financing. In connection with the release to the press of a blacklist of accused politicians, Rep. Park Chang-Dal of the GNP filed a suit against Prosecutor General Park Soon-Yong and director of the Central Investigation Bureau Kim Dae-Wung on defamation and related charges.