A special counsel team investigating allegations surrounding former first lady Kim Keon-hee summoned self-proclaimed power broker Myung Tae-kyun over allegations of Kim's interference in then-ruling People Power Party's(PPP) election nominations.

KBS has learned that the special team delivered a notice to Myung on Monday as he appeared at the Changwon District Court on charges of violating the political fund law, requesting him to attend questioning as a suspect on charges of bribery.
 
Myung is suspected of conducting 81 rounds of polling in favor of former President Yoon Suk Yeol during the 2022 presidential race, in exchange for the nomination of former People Power Party(PPP) Rep. Kim Young-sun in the 2022 by-election.

The investigators suspect that the former first lady could have colluded with Myung to rig the polls.

The team intends to interrogate the former president on July 29 and his wife on August 6, based on the questioning of Myung and Kang Hye-kyeong, the accounting manager of ex-PPP Rep. Kim, as well as Myung's aide.

Meanwhile, Myung refused to accept the special team's notice for attendance, saying he has already been questioned multiple times by the prosecution since last year.