SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung said Friday he met with former President Moon Jae-in, with the presidential election just 11 days away. The meeting between Lee and Moon came as they paid their respects at a memorial service marking the 16th anniversary of the death of former [...]
JEONJU, South Korea, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors said Thursday they have indicted former President Moon Jae-in over charges of bribery in connection with allegations of facilitating the employment of his former son-in-law at an airline. Moon, who served as president from 2017 to 2022, was indicted for corruption, while former lawmaker Lee Sang-jik, [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Former President Yoon Suk Yeol defended himself during his first criminal trial on insurrection charges Monday, saying his attempt to impose martial law in December did not amount to an insurrection. Yoon arrived at the Seoul Central District Court in a black security vehicle and entered via the underground [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Rallies around the home of former President Moon Jae-in will be banned starting Monday as the Presidential Security Service expanded the guard zone for the former president amid persistent noisy and menacing protests. The decision to ban rallies within 300 meters from Moon’s home in Yangsan, about 310 kilometers [...]
SEOUL/DAEGU, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Former President Park Geun-hye said Thursday she will contribute “whatever little strength I have” to the country’s development as she arrived in her hometown for the first time since her imprisonment about five years ago. Park, who was pardoned in December after spending four years and nine months in [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Former President Lee Myung-bak spent the early hours of Friday alone in a cell at a Seoul detention center after his arrest on corruption charges. Late Thursday night, a Seoul court approved an arrest warrant for Lee on charges that include bribery, embezzlement, tax evasion and abuse of power. [...]