特別検察官
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.
5月4日、与党「共に民主党（DP）」が推進する、前政権下の尹錫悦（ユン・ソンニョル）政権における検察による証拠捏造疑惑を追及するための特別検察官法案をめぐり、与野党の対立が続いた。同法案は、李在明（イ・ジェミョン）大統領に関連する8件を含む計12の係属中の事件を対象としている。最大野党の「国民の力（PPP）」は、李大統領を保護するための憲法違反の試みであるとして非難した。
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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.