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High court overturns acquittal of ex-PSS chief over phone data deletion

A Seoul appeals court sentenced former Presidential Security Service chief Park Jong-joon to one year for deleting secure phone data after Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 martial law declaration.

2026.10.14

Special counsel seeks to uphold sentence invalidating Yoon's presidential election win

The sentence, if upheld, would require the People Power Party to return 39.7 billion won ($29.6 million) in campaign reimbursements to the election watchdog.

2026.10.13

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Rights commission reverses Yoon defense recommendation

Korea’s human rights watchdog revoked its earlier call to protect former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s defense rights in his impeachment trial and plans a public apology.

2026.10.13

Ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, sit in chairs at the former presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, in a photo posted on Facebook on May 29, 2022.

Yoon, wife receive prison deposits worth eight times the president's annual salary

The incarcerated former first couple received a combined 2.19 billion won ($1.63 million) in prison deposits. The yearly presidential salary is around 270 million won.

2026.10.9

'무상 여론조사' 윤석열-명태균 2심 무죄 (서울=연합뉴스) 정치 브로커 명태균씨로부터 여론조사를 무상으로 받은 혐의로 기소된 윤석열 전 대통령이 7일 서울 서초구 서울고등법원(서울고법)에서 열린 2심 선고 공판에 출석하고 있다. 서울고법 형사7부(구회근 부장판사)는 이날 정치자금법 위반 혐의로 재판에 넘겨진 윤 전 대통령과 명씨에게 모두 무죄를 선고했다. 2026.10.7 [서울고법 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지] photo@yna.co.kr/2026-10-07 15:54:18/

Yoon acquitted as appeals court rules free polls were not political funds

The Seoul High Court overturned former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s prison sentence, finding free opinion polls were political assistance rather than illegal financial contributions.

2026.10.7

Unification Church foundation’s $39 million asset sales blocked amid probe

The Culture Ministry rejected two requests to sell land and buildings while the foundation and its affiliates faced corruption-related investigations.

2026.10.7

Ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a trial at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Sept. 26, 2025.

Special counsel challenges Yoon perjury acquittal

The special counsel appealed a court ruling that cleared former President Yoon Suk Yeol of perjury tied to testimony in ex-Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's insurrection trial.

2026.9.23

Former first lady appeals bribery sentence, sending case to Supreme Court

Kim Keon Hee appealed an appellate ruling sentencing her to five years in prison on bribery-related charges.

2026.9.23

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee, second from right, is seen during her appeals trial at the Seoul High Court in southern Seoul on Sept. 22.

Ex-first lady’s prison term cut after appeals court acquits her on two gift charges

Kim Keon Hee’s sentence was reduced from seven years to five, while convictions over luxury gifts and influence peddling were upheld.

2026.9.22

Five former commanders receive lengthy prison terms over Yoon’s failed martial law bid

A Seoul court found the former military leaders guilty of deploying troops and organizing arrest teams after Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2024 declaration.

2026.9.21