SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Special Prosecutor Min Joong-ki’s team investigating various allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee said Friday that an allegedly fugitive man known as her business associate should immediately return from abroad and undergo investigation. The 48-year-old man, named Kim Ye-seong, who is often dubbed the butler of the [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — English football star Jesse Lingard, currently playing for K League 1 club FC Seoul, has had his salary account partially frozen due to a legal dispute with his former agent over unpaid fees, according to sources in both the football and legal communities. The Seoul Western District Court approved [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Arrested former President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to appear Friday for questioning by a special counsel over his attempt to impose martial law. Yoon’s lawyers said in a notice to the press that officials from the Seoul Detention Center, where Yoon has been in custody since his arrest early [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team said Thursday it will thoroughly investigate allegations former first lady Kim Keon Hee took bribes in the form of business sponsorships while organizing exhibitions as then head of a cultural contents company. The team led by special counsel Min Joong-ki said it has reviewed past [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Special Prosecutor Lee Myeong-hyeon’s team on Thursday raided the defense ministry and the presidential National Security Office (NSO) as part of an investigation into allegations that top military officials and the presidential office intervened in an initial probe of the 2023 death of a young Marine. The team reportedly [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Former President Yoon Suk Yeol did not attend his insurrection trial Thursday following his arrest hours earlier over his failed attempt to impose martial law. Yoon’s lawyers submitted a written reason for absence to the Seoul Central District Court shortly before the 10th hearing of the trial was scheduled [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Taeil, a former member of the K-pop boy group NCT, was sentenced by a court to 3 1/2 years in prison on Thursday after being convicted of sexual offense. The Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence to the 31-year-old Taeil and ordered his immediate detention. Two accomplices [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A court hearing on whether to issue an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over charges related to his failed attempt to impose martial law ended Wednesday after nearly seven hours. The hearing at the Seoul Central District Court ran from about 2:20 p.m. to 9 p.m., [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team raided the national police agency as well as the offices and homes of current and former lawmakers Tuesday as part of its investigation into corruption allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee, legal sources said. In a statement to the media, the team said [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team said Monday it plans to summon former and incumbent executives of Sambu Construction Co., as it widens its investigation into stock price manipulation allegations involving the mid-sized builder and former first lady Kim Keon Hee. The team — led by special counsel Min Joong-ki — [...]