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 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team said Tuesday it has asked the prosecution to conduct a forensic analysis of a cellphone previously used by former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The team led by special counsel Lee Myeong-hyeon secured an iPhone used by Yoon during a raid on his home in southern [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The special counsel team investigating allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Monday summoned the founder of Kakao Corp. and executives of several other companies for questionings over an investment scandal linked to one of Kim’s aides. The investigation team, led by special counsel Min Joong-ki, said [...]
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 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team said Thursday it will thoroughly investigate allegations former first lady Kim Keon Hee took bribes in the form of business sponsorships while organizing exhibitions as then head of a cultural contents company. The team led by special counsel Min Joong-ki said it has reviewed past [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Special Prosecutor Lee Myeong-hyeon’s team on Thursday raided the defense ministry and the presidential National Security Office (NSO) as part of an investigation into allegations that top military officials and the presidential office intervened in an initial probe of the 2023 death of a young Marine. The team reportedly [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Lim Seong-geun, former commander of the Marine Corps 1st Division, was grilled for four hours at the office of Special Prosecutor Lee Myeong-hyeon on Wednesday about allegations over the tragic death of a Marine in 2023. Lee’s team called in Lim as a suspect of occupational negligence resulting in [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The special counsel investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law bid insisted Friday that he appear for questioning this weekend through the main entrance, not via the underground parking. Park Ji-young, a deputy to Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-suk, told reporters Yoon has repeatedly delivered his intention to use [...]