South Korea's second special counsel team questioned opposition lawmaker Yoon Han-hong regarding alleged favoritism in the 2022 relocation of the presidential residence. Yoon denied involvement, while investigators focused on his role in site changes and contractor selection, a case previously linked to former first lady Kim Keon Hee.
A special counsel team in Seoul requested a five-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, accusing him of abusing power by appointing ex-Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup as ambassador to Australia in November 2023 to help him evade a criminal investigation into a Marine's death.
A special counsel team requested a five-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol for allegedly helping former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup evade a criminal investigation by appointing him ambassador to Australia in 2023. The charges include aiding a criminal's flight and abuse of power.
House Republicans, led by Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, have urged the Justice Department to launch a criminal investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith. They allege Smith made false statements under oath last year about his efforts to gather phone records of lawmakers. Smith's lawyers deny the claims, calling the referral a weaponization of the justice system.
South Korea's National Assembly unanimously passed a bill extending a special counsel investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol, his wife Kim Keon Hee, and the death of a Marine. The probe, which integrates three earlier investigations, will be extended by 30 days to August 23 and will see an increase in dispatched public officials.
A South Korean special counsel team announced it has found signs of the National Intelligence Service's involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid in late 2024, including orders to dispatch investigators to a martial law body.
South Korea's special counsel team has summoned former first lady Kim Keon Hee for questioning regarding alleged irregularities in the 2022 relocation of the presidential residence. She is suspected of involvement in selecting the construction company, 21 Gram, due to past ties.
A South Korean parliamentary subcommittee approved a bill to extend a special counsel investigation into allegations involving former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife by 30 days. The bill also increases the number of public officials assigned to the team and combines three separate probes.
A special counsel team is seeking a 13-year prison sentence for Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja on charges including bribing former first lady Kim Keon Hee with luxury gifts in exchange for church favors.
A South Korean special counsel team sought an arrest warrant for former Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo, accusing him of a key role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 martial law imposition and abuse of authority, including attempts to justify it to foreign nations.
A special counsel team has accused South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) of actively cooperating in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed 2024 martial law bid. The NIS allegedly prepared a list of "security threats" and chose officials for the martial law command.
A special counsel team in South Korea has indicted former Joint Chiefs of Staff head Kim Myung-soo without detention, alleging his key role in the unlawful martial law declaration on Dec. 3, 2024, including failing to act as troops moved into the National Assembly. Kim denies the allegations, claiming he was sidelined.
A special counsel team in Seoul has requested arrest warrants for former Coast Guard Commissioner General Kim Jong-uk and former Director General Ahn Sung-sik, alleging their roles in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed 2024 martial law bid, including assisting an insurrection and abuse of power.
Former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung is being questioned by a special counsel team for his alleged role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 martial law bid. Shim is suspected of reviewing prosecutor deployment to a joint martial law investigation headquarters and potentially abusing power regarding Yoon's wife.
Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun has been booked by a special counsel team on suspicion of attempting to use a military intelligence unit to create a pretext for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid. The investigation focuses on whether anti-North Korea drills were prepared to provoke Pyongyang for a martial law declaration.
Former Gyeonggi Province Vice Gov. Lee Hwa-young was sentenced to four months in prison after a court found his allegations of a "salmon and soju party" at a prosecutors' office to be false. The ruling is a setback for the Democratic Party, which used the claims to challenge the justice system and push for a special counsel.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon faces an 18-month prison term request for allegedly accepting illegal political funds related to opinion polls during the 2021 mayoral by-election. A special counsel team also seeks forfeiture of 33 million won, accusing Oh of violating the Political Funds Act by having a third party pay for poll costs.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is facing an 18-month prison sentence for allegedly accepting illegal political funds related to opinion polls received before the 2021 mayoral by-election. A special counsel team also seeks forfeiture of 33 million won.
A special counsel team is seeking an 18-month prison sentence for Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on charges of violating the Political Funds Act. Oh is accused of having his political supporters fund opinion polls before the 2021 mayoral by-election.
Ruling party leader Jang Dong-hyuk urged Prime Minister Kim Min-seok and opposition leader Chung Jin-suk to meet and discuss nationwide by-elections and a special counsel investigation into alleged ballot shortages and errors in the recent local elections. Jang criticized the National Election Commission's handling of the situation, citing numerous instances of tied votes and vote omissions.
President Lee Jae Myung signaled his intent to enact a special counsel bill that would allow for the withdrawal of indictments, a move critics deem predetermined and lacking substantiation. The bill, pushed by the ruling Democratic Party, grants the special counsel authority to nullify charges if investigations are found improper.
Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min and three ex-officials under Yoon Suk Yeol's administration indicted for abuse of power in 2022 presidential residence relocation, involving illegal fund diversion for renovations linked to the president's wife.
A special counsel team has determined that former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol prepared to declare martial law since late 2023, about a year before his failed bid in December 2024. The team cited testimony from former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Kim Myung-soo.
Former federal prosecutor Carmen Mercedes Lineberger is accused of stealing a sealed volume of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on Donald Trump's classified documents case. She allegedly saved it on her work computer and emailed it to her personal Gmail.
