Seoul, May 28 (IANS) A Seoul court on Thursday acquitted former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol of perjury over allegations that he gave false testimony during former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s insurrection trial. The jailed former president was indicted on charges of giving a false impression during Han’s trial last year that the Cabinet meeting he convened shortly before declaring martial law on December 3, 2024, was planned even before Han suggested it.The Seoul Central District Court…
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Seoul, May 23 (IANS) A former senior official of South Korea’s spy agency denied allegations that he delivered a message to the United States supporting former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial law bid during questioning by a special counsel team. Hong Jang-won, former first deputy director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), is accused of playing a key role in the alleged insurrection, as the NIS allegedly contacted US intelligence agencies after Yoon declared martial law on Dece…
Seoul, May 16 (IANS) A special counsel team in South Korea has sought a 7.5-year prison term for former first lady Kim Keon Hee during her bribery trial on charges of receiving luxury gifts along with requests for government appointments and other favours. Special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team made the sentencing recommendation for Kim, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, at the trial’s final hearing at the Seoul Central District Court on Friday for violating a law on the acceptance of bri…
Seoul, May 14 (IANS) A Seoul appellate court on Thursday decided to halt former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s appeals trial on charges of leading an insurrection over his failed 2024 martial law bid after his lawyers filed for recusal, asking for the removal of all three judges in the trial.The Seoul High Court announced the decision in what had been expected to be the first formal hearing of Yoon’s appellate trial after a lower court sentenced him to life imprisonment over his short-li…
Seoul, May 9 (IANS) South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung said Saturday he survived a 2024 knife attack thanks to people’s support and will devote himself wholly to the country, a day after the state civil rights commission overturned an earlier decision with regard to his airlift to Seoul from Busan at the time of the attack. Lee was stabbed in the neck by a 67-year-old man posing as a supporter during a visit to the southeastern city of Busan on Jan. 2, 2024, and was transported by helicopter …
Seoul, May 8 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission of South Korea decided on Friday to request a police investigation into suspicions surrounding its 2024 decision that then first lady Kim Keon Hee’s acceptance of a luxury handbag from a Korean American pastor constituted no violation of the anti-graft law.Kim’s acceptance of a Dior handbag from pastor Choi Jae-young sparked massive criticism and a complaint was filed with the anti-corruption commission that she violated the Imp…
Seoul, May 4 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has stressed the need for public input and careful deliberation, a presidential official said Monday, as the ruling Democratic Party (DP) pushes for a special probe into allegations that he was indicted in multiple cases based on fabricated evidence during the previous administration. Senior Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs Hong Ihk-pyo made the remarks at a press briefing, citing the president, after the DP proposed a bill las…
Seoul, May 2 (IANS) A progressive civic group held a protest rally outside the US Embassy in Seoul on Saturday, chanting slogans accusing the United States of interfering in South Korea’s domestic affairs.An estimated 500 protesters, according to police, gathered outside the US Embassy compound in central Gwanghwamun, holding placards condemning the US for undermining South Korea’s sovereignty and interfering in its domestic affairs by requesting that Seoul lift an exit ban on Bang Si-hyuk, chai…
Seoul, April 28 (IANS) An appeals court on Tuesday increased the sentence for South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee from 20 months to four years in prison on corruption charges. The Seoul High Court handed down the sentence during a hearing that was televised live, after finding her partially guilty of involvement in a stock price manipulation scheme and guilty of accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church, Yonhap News Agency reported. It acquitted her, however, of receiving free …
Seoul, April 24 (IANS) A South Korean special counsel team on Friday demanded a 30-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of benefiting the enemy for allegedly ordering the dispatch of military drones over Pyongyang in 2024. The team, led by special counsel Cho Eun-suk, also requested the Seoul Central District Court to sentence former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to 25 years in prison over the same allegation.Cho’s team believes the alleged dispatch in October 2024 was…