(LEAD) lawmakers-arrest warrants (LEAD) Lawmaker arrested in DP cash-for-votes scandal(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with court decision in paras 1-4, 6) SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- A lawmaker was arrested Friday in connection with a cash-for-votes scandal surrounding the main opposition Democratic Party's (DP) 2021 leadership election. The Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for Rep. Youn Kwan-suk suspected of involvement in distributing cash envelopes, each containing 3 million won (US$2,303), to 20 DP lawmakers as part of the election campaign of Song Young-gil, who won the election and served as DP chairman until March 2022.

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