Politics · South Korea · 16 hrs ago
Yoo Says He Played Poker With Justice Minister Nominee at Least Three Times
Yoo Dong-gyu says he played poker with Lee Yong-cheol at least three times.
Yoo is a former planning director at the Seongnam Urban Development Corporation.
Lee is a nominee for South Korea’s justice minister.
Yoo said on the 9th that he clearly remembers at least three poker games with Lee.
Lee has said he did not gamble, a claim Yoo’s statement challenges.
The two accounts conflict over whether Lee played poker; no further developments are given.
Former Seongnam Development Corporation planning director Yoo Dong-gyu said he played poker with Justice Minister nominee Lee Yong-cheol at least three times.
Yoo said he clearly remembered playing with Lee on three occasions.
His statement disputed Lee’s claim that he had not gambled.
The report was published on November 9, 2026.
- Who
- Yoo Dong-gyu said he played poker with Justice Minister nominee Lee Yong-cheol.
- What
- Yoo said they played poker at least three times, contradicting Lee’s claim that he had not gambled.
- When
- Yoo made the statement on the 9th; the article was published November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Yoo was responding to Lee’s claim that he had not gambled.
Yoo Dong-gyu
Lee Yong-cheol
Poker games
Yoo Dong-gyu
Yoo said he clearly remembered playing poker with Lee at least three times.
Lee Yong-cheol
Lee claimed he had not gambled.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Poker games recalled
- At least three
- Statement date
- November 9, 2026
- Yoo’s former role
- Planning director, Seongnam Development Corporation
- Nominee
- Lee Yong-cheol
What people are saying
I clearly remember playing poker with Justice Minister nominee Lee Yong-cheol at least three times.