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Former Acting Prosecutor General Noh Man-seok exits the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho District, southern Seoul, after his retirement ceremony on Nov. 14. [KIM JUNG-HUN]

As he steps down, Noh Man-seok knocks DP's prosecution reform zeal

Noh Man-seok, acting prosecutor general, voiced his opposition to the current administration’s prosecution reform efforts during his farewell speech Friday.

2025.11.14

Kim Man-bae, left, a journalist-turned-property developer, and journalist Shin Hak-lim arrive at the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday for a court hearing. [YONHAP]

Arrest warrants issued to two over fake interview defaming President Yoon

A court issued arrest warrants for Kim Man-bae and Shin Hak-lim on charges of defamation pertaining to an interview ahead of the presidential election.

2024.6.21

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Former special counsel Park Young-soo [YONHAP]

Prosecutors make second bid to detain former special counsel

Prosecutors on Monday once again requested a detention warrant for former special counsel Park Young-soo over corruption allegations tied to a headline-grabbing land development scandal.

2023.7.31

Kim Man-bae, owner of Hwacheon Daeyu, an asset management company at the center of the Daejang-dong corruption scandal, heads to the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Nov. 28. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Owner of scandal-hit Hwacheon Daeyu attempts suicide

Kim Man-bae, the owner of Hwacheon Daeyu, an asset management company at the center of a high-profile corruption scandal, attempted to take his own life according to police and fire authorities.

2022.12.15

Jeong Jin-sang, center, a vice chief of staff to Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on Nov. 18 to attend a hearing to review whether a warrant will be granted for his arrest in connection with his corruption allegations. [YONHAP]

Lee Jae-myung's 'right-hand man' taken in for investigation

One of the main opposition leader's closest confidants was investigated by prosecutors on Sunday afternoon after being arrested on charges linked to a real estate development scandal in Seongnam, Gyeonggi.

2022.11.20

Detention sought for Lee Jae-myung's 'right-hand man'

Prosecutors on Wednesday filed for a pre-trial detention warrant for Jeong Jin-sang, vice chief of staff to Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung, on bribery and corruption charges linked to a real estate development scandal.

2022.11.16

Lawmakers from the Democratic Party (DP) protest a parliamentary audit hearing at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Thursday. The DP said it would boycott all audit hearings to protest the prosecution’s “politically motivated” probes against the party’s leader, but retracted the threat later. [NEWS1]

DP says corruption probe is pure political payback

Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung denied receiving any illegal funds for his failed 2022 presidential campaign on Thursday in his first public remarks about the prosecution’s arrest of a former aide.

2022.10.20

Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung, left, and his aide Kim Yong, right, at a public event in 2019 [SCREEN CAPTURE]

DP boss's former aide arrested for allegedly taking bribes

A close aide to Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung was arrested Wednesday on allegations of receiving 800 million won ($561,000) in bribes from a private investor linked to the controversial Daejang-dong development project.

2022.10.19

Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung, center, greets members of the public leaving Seoul to enjoy Chuseok with their families last Thursday at Yongsan Station in central Seoul. [YONHAP]

Indictment of DP leader Lee Jae-myung roils political waters

Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle wrangled over Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung’s indictment during the Chuseok holidays.

2022.9.12

Police tape surrounds an apartment complex in Goyang, Gyeonggi, where Yoo Han-gi, a key suspect in a land scandal allegedly involving Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party, was found dead in an apparent suicide on Friday. [NEWS1]

Suspect in Daejang-dong scandal dead in apparent suicide

The head of a city development company facing possible arrest in the Daejang-dong corruption scandal was found dead on Friday in an apparent suicide.

2021.12.10