BOK appeals after court orders 10 billion won payment to Iran's Bank Mellat Korea's central bank could face a potential liability exceeding 100 billion won if the appellate court upholds the lower court's assessment of the Iranian bank's interest losses. 2026.6.8
Court gives permission for live broadcast coverage of ex-first lady sentencing hearing A Seoul court on Tuesday approved live broadcast coverage of the first verdict for former first lady Kim Keon Hee, whose case includes allegations of stock price manipulation and bribery tied to the Unification Church. 2026.1.27
Seven trials, one former president: Yoon faces first of several reckonings next week When the Seoul Central District Court delivers the first of several verdicts in cases involving former President Yoon Suk Yeol next week, it will pass judgment on one of the most consequential episodes in modern South Korean political history. 2026.1.8
Court issues warrant returning ex-President Yoon to custody over martial law bid The Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant early Thursday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, sending him back into custody just four months after his release. 2025.7.9
Criminal trial of former defense minister commences In the first formal hearing of his criminal trial on Monday, former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun acknowledged discussing plans with President Yoon Suk Yeol to declare martial law but denied they conspired to launch an insurrection. 2025.3.17
Korean President Yoon released from custody after 52 days Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from custody on Saturday after prosecutors waived their right to appeal the previous day’s decision by the Seoul Central District Court revoking his detention on technical grounds. 2025.3.8
Revocation of Yoon's arrest won't significantly affect impeachment proceedings: Experts Legal experts say that the Seoul Central District Court’s decision on Friday to “cancel” President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest will not greatly influence his impeachment trial. 2025.3.7
Yoon's criminal hearing, first for sitting Korean president, lasts just 13 minutes President Yoon Suk Yeol attended the first preliminary hearing of his criminal trial on insurrection charges on Thursday, marking the first appearance of a sitting president in the dock. 2025.2.20
Seoul court denies students' injunction to block med school quota increase The injunction request was filed on April 22 by medical students at Kangwon National University, Jeju National University and Chungbuk National University against the presidents of their universities and the Korean Council for University Education. 2024.4.30
Samsung chairman Lee Jae-yong acquitted in controversial merger case The Seoul Central District Court on Monday acquitted Lee Jae-yong, chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., on charges of breach of trust and accounting fraud to push the merger of two Samsung affiliates. 2024.2.5
![Former first lady Kim Keon Hee, center, is seen during the final hearing on charges of violating the Capital Market Act held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Dec. 3, 2025. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12439069.jpg?imageId=12439069&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Former President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during his trial on insurrection charges at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Dec. 29, 2025. [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12048954.jpg?imageId=12048954&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Former President Yoon Suk Yeol leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, after the conclusion of his arrest warrant hearing on July 9. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12054519.jpg?imageId=12054519&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun speaks during President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Jan. 23. [CONSTITUTIONAL COURT]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12222907.jpg?imageId=12222907&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![President Yoon Suk Yeol greets supporters as he arrives in front of the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, central Seoul, on March 8. He was released from the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi, 52 days after he was first taken into custody. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11997660.jpg?imageId=11997660&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the 10th hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Feb. 20. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12239904.jpg?imageId=12239904&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Police buses line a road near the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, ahead of the first preliminary hearing of President Yoon Suk Yeol's criminal trial on Feb. 20. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12035437.jpg?imageId=12035437&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Two medical students, left, and their lawyer Lee Byeong-chul, right, file an injunction against the presidents of three national universities and the Korean Council for University Education at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on April 22. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11088285.jpg?imageId=11088285&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Monday afternoon, ahead of the hearing where the court delivered its judgement. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12446033.jpg?imageId=12446033&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)