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 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.
President Lee Jae Myung has expressed support for a ruling Democratic Party bill proposing a special counsel probe into allegations that he was indicted in multiple cases based on fabricated evidence during the previous Yoon Suk Yeol administration. The bill would allow a special counsel to take over Lee's cases from the prosecution and decide whether to proceed. Opposition lawmakers argue the bill would give grounds to drop charges against Lee. The presidential official said Lee wants the DP to decide timing and procedures through public input and careful deliberation.
SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- A constitutional complaint filed by former President...
