SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team on Thursday requested an arrest warrant for a senior construction company executive over his alleged role in a stock price manipulation scheme possibly involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee. The investigation team filed for the warrant for Lee Ki-hoon, vice chairman of Sambu [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team said Friday it has summoned former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to appear for questioning next week over allegations that a construction company chairman gifted a luxury necklace to former first lady Kim Keon Hee in exchange for his son-in-law’s appointment as Han’s chief of staff. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Former first lady asked for the Unification Church’s cooperation in backing a specific candidate in the People Power Party’s (PPP) leadership election in March 2023, an indictment written by special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team showed Monday. The team suspects that the Unification Church sought to request various policy favors from the administration [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A special counsel team on Friday indicted former first lady Kim Keon Hee on charges of corruption and bribery, making her the first spouse of a former president to stand trial under custody. Kim, the wife of ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, was indicted with physical detention on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team said Friday it has indicted an associate of former first lady Kim Keon Hee under detention on charges of embezzlement. Known as the “butler” of the former first lady’s family, Kim Ye-seong’s indictment came after he was placed under arrest earlier this month on charges [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team investigating alleged pressure and cover-up attempts in the death of a Marine conscript on Friday raided the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and former senior prosecutors of the agency. According to the team, the move was aimed at securing evidence on why the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A special counsel team said it plans to indict former first lady Kim Keon Hee with physical detention on Friday. The team led by special counsel Min Joong-ki announced the date Tuesday, confirming earlier reports that the indictment could come as early as Friday, before Kim’s detention period expires [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Jailed former first lady Kim Keon Hee again exercised her right to remain silent during questioning by a special counsel team Thursday in her third session since her arrest last week, sources said, with the team set to grill Kim once more on Saturday. Kim, the wife of former [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A special counsel team indicted former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min on Tuesday on charges of abuse of authority and his role in the short-lived imposition of martial law in early December last year. The team led by special counsel Cho Eun-suk said Lee is accused of playing an active [...]
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 [...]