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.
A special counsel team raided South Korea's labor ministry on Tuesday to investigate allegations of unpaid severance pay to Coupang employees. The search targeted the ministry's headquarters in Sejong and the Seoul Regional Employment and Labor Office. The probe focuses on suspected changes to employment rules by Coupang's logistics subsidiary.
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Former President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared before a special counsel team on Saturday, December 20, to face questioning as a suspect in corruption allegations linked to his wife, Kim Keon Hee. This marks his first appearance before the team led by Min Joong-ki, which was launched in July to probe the ex-first lady's alleged misconduct. The investigation is set to conclude on December 28.