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PPP filibusters as DP moves to extend Yoon special counsel

The ruling party moved to keep the special counsel investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol working through late August, drawing a filibuster from the opposition.

2026.7.20

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul, May 12, 2025.

Yoon to not file constitutional appeal against conviction on obstruction of justice charges

The top court upheld a seven-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on July 9 for obstructing justice by blocking investigators from detaining him after his failed martial law bid on Dec. 3, 2024.

2026.7.20

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Ex-land minister to appear for questioning over expressway project

Former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong is set to be questioned Thursday over a scrapped Seoul-Yangpyeong expressway project tied to allegations involving ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee’s family.

2026.7.18

Ruling on former first lady's corruption charges pushed back to next week

Korea’s Supreme Court postponed Kim Keon Hee’s sentencing by a week to allow the special counsel to reflect former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s recent conviction on related poll-rigging charges.

2026.7.15

Special counsel seeks postponement in top court ruling on Kim Keon Hee in opinion polls case

The request comes after a Seoul court found her husband, former President Yoon Suk Yeol, guilty of the same charges.

2026.7.14

Ex-Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung arrives at the office of the special counsel probe team in Gyeonggi for a round of questioning on July 10.

Special counsel seeks arrest warrant for ex-prosecutor general in martial law case

Shim Woo-jung is accused of reviewing the dispatch of prosecutors to the joint martial law investigation headquarters on Dec. 3, 2024, as well as helping prepare a document outlining court jurisdiction under martial law.

2026.7.14

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

Yoon gets two years in free poll case as ruling deviates from former first lady's acquittal

A Seoul court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison for illegally receiving free opinion polls from a political broker, with an appeal expected.

2026.7.13

Special counsel to question ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee on presidential residence relocation project

The special counsel team suspects that an interior design company won the relocation project despite being unqualified due to its past ties to the former first lady.

2026.7.13

Parliamentary panel approves extension of special counsel probe into uncovered allegations surrounding ex-President Yoon

A National Assembly subcommittee approved a 30-day extension and more staffing for the special counsel investigation into unresolved allegations involving former President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife.

2026.7.10

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a court proceeding held at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Sept. 26, 2025.

Top court upholds 7-year prison term for ex-President Yoon

The Supreme Court confirmed the sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol for obstructing his arrest after his failed martial law bid.

2026.7.9