Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) Police in South Korea on Tuesday raided a special counsel office, as part of their investigation into allegations that the Ministry of Justice attempted to secure detention space within correctional facilities following the martial law declaration in December 2024. A special investigation team from the Korean National Police Agency sent investigators to the office of special counsel Cho Eun-suk in southern Seoul in the morning to secure the detention space-related data from d…
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Seoul, Jan 2 (IANS) A Seoul court on Friday issued a warrant to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges linked to his alleged drone deployment to North Korea in October last year. The Seoul Central District Court issued the warrant, citing the risk of evidence destruction, according to a special counsel team lead by Cho Eun-suk.Yoon’s detention, which was set to expire on January 18, will be extended by up to another six months, Yonhap News Agency reported.Cho’s team earlier requested a…
Seoul, Dec 26 (IANS) A special counsel team on Friday sought a 10-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over obstruction of justice and other charges related to his December 2024 imposition of martial law. Special counsel Cho Eun-suk’s team requested the sentence during the final hearing of Yoon’s related trial at the Seoul Central District Court, saying the former president committed a “grave crime” by “privatizing” state institutions with the aim of concealing and justifying his …
Seoul, Dec 23 (IANS) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday denied allegations he sent drones into North Korea to create a pretext for his failed martial law imposition, citing his phone call with then US President-elect Donald Trump to back up his claim. Yoon spoke before the court himself during a closed-door hearing held to decide whether to extend his arrest, on charges of benefiting the enemy and power abuse in connection with his alleged drone deployment to Pyongyang in Oct…