SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Special Prosecutor Lee Myeong-hyeon’s team filed for an arrest warrant for former Marine Corps Commandant Kim Kye-hwan on Friday, in a widening investigation into allegations that then high-ranking officials intervened in an initial military probe into the tragic death of a young Marine in 2023. Kim is suspected of [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A special investigation team probing allegations against Kim Keon-hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, carried out a sweeping raid Friday on key facilities of the Unification Church, triggering a dramatic protest from its followers. According to reports by MBC and JTBC, the raid targeted the Cheon Jeong Gung [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The special counsel team investigating corruption allegations against former first lady Kim Keon Hee said Thursday it is seeking an Interpol Red Notice for her close aide, who is on the run over suspicions of receiving investments from private companies by exploiting his ties to her. Special counsel Min [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized the acquittal of Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong in a controversial merger case dating back to 2015. The verdict came four years and 10 months after Lee was indicted on charges of unfair trading, stock price manipulation and accounting fraud in the [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — On the eve of a pivotal Supreme Court ruling concerning Chairman Lee Jae-yong, Samsung is maintaining a strict silence, underscoring the high stakes of a case that has shadowed the group for nearly a decade. South Korea’s Supreme Court is set to deliver its final verdict on Thursday on [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A local court on Wednesday issued a detention warrant for a close aide of former first lady Kim Keon Hee amid growing suspicions that he evaded the special counsel’s probe into multiple allegations surrounding Kim. The warrant was issued against Kim Ye-seong, known as the former first lady’s “butler” [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Justice Minister nominee Jung Sung-ho vowed Wednesday to accelerate reforms aimed at separating the prosecution’s investigative and indictment functions, saying it is an “unavoidable” trend. In a parliamentary confirmation hearing, Jung said the reform initiatives intended to reduce the concentration of power within the prosecution have been discussed since [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team said Tuesday it has asked the prosecution to conduct a forensic analysis of a cellphone previously used by former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The team led by special counsel Lee Myeong-hyeon secured an iPhone used by Yoon during a raid on his home in southern [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The special counsel team investigating allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Monday summoned the founder of Kakao Corp. and executives of several other companies for questionings over an investment scandal linked to one of Kim’s aides. The investigation team, led by special counsel Min Joong-ki, said [...]
CHUNCHEON, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ruled in favor of Legoland Korea in a defamation lawsuit against cultural heritage activists who publicly accused the theme park of destroying historical sites and labeled it a “land of immorality.” The Chuncheon District Court on Friday ordered three leaders of separate cultural preservation [...]