Special Counsel
Special counsel concludes probe with indictments against ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee
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In the final act of its 180-day investigation launched in July 2025—including former President Yoon Suk Yeol's questioning on December 20—the special counsel team on December 29 announced results accusing ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee of corruption, stock manipulation, bribery, and illegal intervention in state affairs. The probe led to 20 detentions and 66 indictments, including Kim; Yoon was referred to police without indictment.
Rival parties continued to clash on May 4 over the ruling Democratic Party's (DP) push for a special counsel bill to probe alleged evidence fabrication by the prosecution under the previous Yoon Suk Yeol administration. The bill targets 12 ongoing cases, including eight linked to President Lee Jae Myung. The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) denounced it as an unconstitutional bid to shield Lee.
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Opposition leader Jang Dong-hyeok of the main opposition People Power Party called on Wednesday for separate special counsel probes into the Unification Church's alleged ties with ruling Democratic Party lawmakers and bribery linked to party nominations. He also demanded an independent investigation into the prosecution's controversial decision last November not to appeal a land development corruption case involving President Lee Jae-myung. The move comes amid the Democratic Party's push for a comprehensive special counsel investigation.