SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team said Monday it has summoned former President Yoon Suk Yeol and former first lady Kim Keon Hee to appear for questioning over allegations of election interference and other irregularities. Special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team sent a summons to the Seoul Detention Center where Yoon is [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea -Bizwire) — The defense ministry said Monday it has suspended the head of the Drone Operations Command over suspicions that military drones were illegally dispatched to North Korea last year as part of preparations for former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law. Maj. Gen. Kim Yong-dae, commander of the [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — In response to the rapid proliferation of new synthetic narcotics, the South Korean government is seeking to drastically shorten the classification timeline for temporary controlled substances from the current 40 days to roughly two weeks, aiming to bolster early detection and enforcement capabilities. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety [...]
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 [...]