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Former President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a court hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Sept. 26, 2025. [NEWS1]

Court issues additional arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon

A Seoul court issued an additional arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, citing concerns over a risk of destruction of evidence over his declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, 2024.

2026.1.2

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a court hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Sept. 26. [NEWS1]

Ex-President Yoon faces a possible 10-year prison sentence

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a possible 10-year prison sentence, as special prosecutors on Friday sought that penalty for multiple charges including obstruction of justice.

2025.12.26

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Police search a residence in Dobong District, northern Seoul, for explosives on July 21. [YONHAP]

Police suspect alleged Incheon shooter planned to kill everyone in room

Police plan to add a charge of attempted murder against a man in his 60s who was arrested for fatally shooting his son with a homemade shotgun on his birthday, after uncovering evidence that he also targeted his daughter-in-law and grandchildren.

2025.7.25

Sue Mi Terry speaks at a conference at the Jeju Peace Forum held at the Jeju Convention Center on May 29. [YONHAP]

Former CIA official indicted on charges of acting as agent for South Korea

Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA employee and senior official at the U.S. National Security Council, has been indicted on charges of working as an unregistered agent for the South Korean government, according to the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday.

2024.7.17

Former National Police Agency Commissioner General Kang Sin-myeong walks into Seoul Central District Court on May 15, 2019. [JOONGANG PHOTO]

Supreme Court upholds suspended sentence on former top cop for election interference

The Supreme Court upheld a suspended prison sentence for former National Police Agency Commissioner General Kang Sin-myeong for interfering in the 2016 parliamentary elections on Tuesday.

2024.3.12

Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong off the hook (KOR)

Now entirely free of judiciary risks, Samsung can accelerate M&A and investment activities for future growth.

2024.2.7

Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong off the hook

Now entirely free of judiciary risks, Samsung can accelerate M&A and investment activities for future growth.

2024.2.6

Singer Bobby Chung attends his second trial at the Seoul Southern District Court in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Singer Bobby Chung acquitted of illegal filming, released from prison

Singer Bobby Chung, who had been serving a one-year prison sentence after being found guilty of sexual assault and illegal filming, was acquitted in an appeals trial and released Thursday. The Seoul Western District Court overturned...

2023.6.1

[Editorial] Deepening pain from tax and utility fee hikes (KOR)

The government must think about how to spread the increase in utility fees and grant temporary tax deductions in light of the extra interest burden.

2023.2.15

[Editorial] Deepening pain from tax and utility fee hikes