SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) — Former first lady Kim Keon Hee defied prosecutors’ summons Monday over allegations of stock price manipulation and interference with the election nomination process, officials said. A special investigation unit under the prosecution had requested Kim, the wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, to appear for questioning as a suspect, [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Police issued a third summons to former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday to appear for questioning over charges related to his botched martial law bid. Yoon was ordered to appear by next Thursday after he snubbed two previous summonses to appear June 5 and earlier in the day, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (SPO) said Monday it will end late-hour questioning as part of its wider plan to reform judicial practices. The SPO said it plans to terminate questioning after 9 p.m. “in principle,” adding that questioning may continue in special circumstances that have been approved by human [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye’s on Monday refused prosecutors’ request for face-to-face questioning on her role in an influence-peddling scandal that has rocked her presidency. Her attorney Yoo Yeong-ha said the president “will not be able to cooperate” with the direct inquiry, citing her busy schedule. “The president has a difficult [...]