Former Prime Minister Received More Charges

Wingo leaving Legotown Police HQ after being served with additional charges.

Former hardliner Legonian Prime Minister Rito Wingo was served with additional criminal charges of treason.

​Wingo was escorted from prison to the Police Headquarters in Legotown to be served with the charges.

The charges include two counts of trying to overthrow the Royal Family and imposing dictatorship in the Kingdom.

Wingo denied the charges as political revenge. Shouting to reporters waiting outside the Legotown Police HQ building, Wingo said he was a victim of revenge. He urged his supporters to storm the Royal Parliament.

The Legonian Royal Police Force’s spokesman had confirmed that Rito had been served two additional charges. A further charge of being a foreign agent is being investigated.

“Our officers from the elite Bricks Yards unit are professional in their investigations. We have uncovered plots involving Wingo and his attempt to serve a foreign power’s interests", said a Police's spokesman.

Officers from the Police Criminal Investigation Department (PCID) had also taken part in the ongoing investigation against Wingo and his family.

Wingo’s son, Wingo Junior, is believed to be in hiding as he is being investigated for corruption and money laundering.

Wingo’s political party, the Legolis First Party (LFP), has been disbanded and outlawed. Several of its top leaders are under investigation for corruption involving property developers.