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abuse of power

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No evidence President Lee ordered North Korea payments, police conclude

Seoul police said there is no evidence Lee Jae Myung ordered Ssangbangwool to send $8 million to Pyongyang and closed the case.

2026.7.14

Yoon questioned over messages to justify failed imposition of martial law

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared before special counsel Saturday over allegations he ordered messages to allies defending his failed martial law declaration.

2026.6.6

Spy chiefs under a microscope

The prosecution must get to the bottom of the suspicions if South Korea is to advance further.

2022.7.7

[Today's Cartoon] 2022.07.08

After the National Intelligence Service accused two former chiefs — Park Ji-won and Suh Hoon — of abuse of power, prosecutors launched investigations.

2022.7.7

Former Trade Minister Paik Un-gyu leaves the Seoul Dongbu Detention Center in southern Seoul late Wednesday night after a local court rejected a detention warrant for him. [YONHAP]

Former Trade Minister Paik Un-gyu remains free

A local court turned down a detention warrant request for former Trade Minister Paik Un-gyu over suspicions he forced heads of public organizations to resign, citing “room for dispute” on some allegations.

2022.6.16

Paik Un-gyu, who served as former President Moon Jae-in’s first minister of trade, industry and energy, walks into a court in Daejeon on June 7 to attend a trial related to the closure of a nuclear reactor. [NEWS1]

Trade minister from previous government in the cross-hairs

Prosecutors are zeroing in on Paik Un-gyu, former minister of trade, industry and energy, on suspicions that he pressured heads of public organizations affiliated with the ministry to resign at the start of the Moon Jae-in administration.

2022.6.14

Get to the bottom of the case

On Monday, the prosecution requested an arrest warrant for Paik Un-kyu, former minister of trade, industry and energy under the Moon Jae-in administration, for further investigation of his alleged abuse of power.

2022.6.13

An almighty government

A flood of policies and laws enacted by the liberal Moon Jae-in administration seem to defy the limits of a state.Article 119 of our Constitution contains clauses on the basic order of the economy. Clause One stipulates, “The...

2021.9.15

Justice prevails

Kim Eun-kyung, former environment minister under President Moon Jae-in, was arrested at court after she was sentenced to 30 months in jail for abusing her power to force out executives at public corporations under the ministry...

2021.2.10

Lee Soon-jae issues statement on abuse of power allegations

Actor Lee Soon-jae and his agency SG Way Entertainment responded to allegations of abuse of power and unfair dismissal by Lee's former manager on Wednesday. "It all happened because of our inexperience in running an agency. An investigation is ...

2020.7.1

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