SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Jailed former first lady Kim Keon Hee will appear for questioning by a special counsel team Thursday, less than two days after her arrest over corruption allegations. Special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team said Wednesday it was informed by Seoul Southern Detention Center, where Kim was placed in custody earlier [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A special counsel team raided the nation’s antitrust regulator Monday as part of its widening probe into corruption allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee. The team led by special counsel Min Joong-ki searched the offices of the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) in Sejong, some 110 kilometers south [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The ruling Democratic Party (DP) launched a special committee Wednesday to assist ongoing special counsel probes into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial law bid, corruption allegations involving his wife and the death of a Marine. Three separate special counsel teams are currently investigating Yoon’s failed attempt to [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team again raided the office of minor party leader Lee Jun-seok on Wednesday as part of its investigation into former first lady Kim Keon Hee’s alleged election meddling. Investigators from special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team searched the office of the New Reform Party (NRP) leader on [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Arrested former President Yoon Suk Yeol did not appear for questioning by a special counsel team Tuesday over an investigation into various allegations surrounding his wife, former first lady Kim Keon Hee. Yoon, who is currently in custody at Seoul Detention Center, south of Seoul, did not show up [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team on Friday raided former first lady Kim Keon Hee’s home and the company she formerly headed as part of their investigation into corruption allegations surrounding her. Special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team carried out the search and seizure on Kim’s residence and Covana Contents’ office in [...]
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 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 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 — [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Sookmyung Women’s University said Tuesday it has canceled former first lady Kim Keon Hee’s master’s degree after concluding she plagiarized her thesis. The university said a committee under its graduate school of education canceled the degree in order to “establish research ethics and enhance academic credibility.” Kim, the wife [...]