Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Ex-President Yoon's lawyers deny charges in his perjury trial

Lawyers for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was indicted on charges of perjury in connection with a Cabinet meeting held before his martial law declaration, denied the charges in court Wednesday.

2026-01-21

Intelligence service asks parliament to charge Coupang interim chief with perjury

Korea's National Intelligence Service on Tuesday requested that the National Assembly charge Coupang interim CEO Harold Rogers with perjury in a stern response to claims that the NIS meddled in the corporate investigation into a recent data leak.

2025-12-30

Appeals court holds first hearing in Lee Jae-myung subornation case

The Seoul High Court on Thursday held the first hearing of prosecutors’ appeal against Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung’s acquittal on charges that he suborned a witness in a previous case to commit perjury on his behalf.

2025-03-11

Court rejects arrest warrant request for DP chief

In his decision to dismiss the arrest warrant request against Lee early Wednesday, Judge Yoo Chang-hoon said that prosecutors appeared to lack direct evidence of Lee being involved in several high-profile development scandals.

2023-09-27

Justice minister’s suspicious move

Justice Minister Park Beom-kye invoked his executive power to command senior prosecutors at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office to indict those suspected of making false testimonies against Han Myeong-sook, former prime minister...

2021-03-18