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Former President Moon Jae-in speaks to reporters after voting on the first day of early voting for the 21st presidential election at an early voting center in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang, on May 29. [YONHAP]

Court rejects former President Moon's request to move trial

A Seoul court rejected a request by former President Moon Jae-in to move his bribery trial to a court in Ulsan, citing the need for a fair and efficient trial in the capital.

2025.6.17

Founder of low-budget carrier Easter Jet and former Democratic Party Rep. Lee Sang-jik in an interview with Yonhap as the head of the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency in March 2019. [YONHAP]

Prosecutors raid offices over presidential nepotism at Eastar Jet

Former son-in-law of President Moon Jae-in is accused of being hired at a Korean low-budget carrier in exchange for former DP lawmaker and founder of Eastar Jet Lee Sang-jik being appointed as the head of the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency in 2018.

2023.11.13

Probing into suspicious recruitments at Eastar

More than 100 people have been implicated in illegal hiring at budget carrier Eastar Jet. The prosecution must investigate thoroughly on behalf of jobseekers.

2022.10.12

Mysteries in a very murky case

Former ruling Democratic Party (DP) lawmaker Lee Sang-jik is serving a six-year sentence for having embezzled money from Eastar Jet, a budget carrier he founded.

2022.4.24

Rep. Lee Sang-jik, an independent lawmaker and former member of the ruling Democratic Party, speaks at the National Assembly on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to vote down an arrest motion against him. Lee, founder of Eastar Jet, is a suspect for alleged embezzlement and breach of trust. [YONHAP]

Assembly approves arrest for Eastar Jet's Lee

The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a motion to allow the arrest of a businessman-turned-lawmaker for a criminal investigation.

2021.4.21

Rep. Kim Hong-gul, youngest son of late President Kim Dae-jung, enters the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on Oct. 10, 2020, to be investigated about election law violations. The prosecution indicted Kim, an independent lawmaker who was expelled by the ruling Democratic Party last month, on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Son of former president among lawmakers indicted for election law violations

The prosecution has indicted a group of lawmakers, including Rep. Kim Hong-gul, the youngest son of late President Kim Dae-jung, on charges of violating election laws during the latest general elections.

2020.10.15

Park Yi-sam, head of Eastar Jet’s pilots union, center, began a hunger strike on Wednesday to protest layoffs by Eastar Jet. [YONHAP]

Budget airlines still rocked by virus turbulence

Eastar Jet's pilots union kicked off a hunger strike Wednesday to protest the budget airline’s laying off of more than 600 employees.

2020.10.14

Pilot unions hold a press event in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Tuesday, demanding the struggling Eastar Jet file for court receivership and withdraw the decision to lay off workers. [NEWS1]

Eastar Jet's pilot union pushes for receivership of airline

Eastar Jet’s pilot union on Tuesday requested the cash-strapped airline file for court receivership and withdraw its plan to lay off more than 600 employees.

2020.9.22

Lee Su-ji resigns as director of Eastar Holdings

Lee Su-ji resigned as director of Eastar Holdings, though she will remain CEO of the company.

2020.9.9

In front of the Seoul Southern District Court on Wednesday, Eastar Jet's pilot union blames Eastar Jet founder Lee Sang-jik for driving the airline to financial ruin. The pilot union reported Lee, also a Democratic Party lawmaker, to the prosecution on the same day over tax evasion and other alleged crimes. [YONHAP]

Eastar Jet founder reported to prosecution by pilot's union

Eastar Jet’s pilot union reported founder Lee Sang-jik to the prosecutors for tax evasion and lying on disclosure forms filed for his National Assembly candidacy.

2020.7.29

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