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South Korea's jailed ex-leader Yoon resists questioning by taking off ... Yoon's imposition of martial law, which brought armed troops into Seoul streets, lasted only several hours before lawmakers voted down his decree unanimously. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s jailed ex-PresidentYoon Suk Yeolagain refused to attend questioning by investigators Friday, using a new method to resist: He took off his prison uniform and lay down on the floor at his detention room. Yoon,removed from officein April over his ill-fated imposition of martial law, was sentback to prisonlast month as he stands a high-stakestrial over rebellionand other charges. Yoon, a conservative, faces investigations into other criminal allegations that are not related to his Dec. 3 martial law decree but target him, his wife and others. On Friday, Min Joong-ki, a special counsel named by his liberal rival and new President Lee Jae Myung, sent investigators to retrieve Yoon from a detention center near Seoul after the former president twice defied requests to attend questioning. Min’s team is tasked with delving into allegations surrounding Yoon’s wife Kim Keon Hee, including that she and her husband exerted…

South Korean ex-president Yoon stubbornly resists probe, as wife faces ... August 8, 2025 SEOUL – Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, currently detained on insurrection charges, physically resisted being taken in for questioning by the special counsel investigating his wife on Thursday, as the probe team sought an arrest warrant for former first lady Kim Keon Hee. Citing concerns over potential injuries, the special counsel withdrew from the Seoul Detention Center, where Yoon is held, saying his resistance made it difficult to proceed. Their court-issued warrant for Yoon’s detention was set to expire that day. The same team said Thursday it sought a warrant to detain Yoon’s wife, just a day after it summoned her for questioning as a suspect. The warrant request, submitted early Thursday afternoon, followed her interrogation on five key allegations the previous day, including suspected violations of the Political Funds Act and the Capital Markets Act, as well as bribery and influence peddling. If the court issues a detention warrant, Yoon and Kim will be the first former presidential couple to be detained by an investigative agency. The special counsel team reportedly planned to questi…

Police refer ex-President Yoon to prosecution over his wife's luxury bag case SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Police have referred former President Yoon Suk Yeol t...

South Korea's special counsel seeks warrant to arrest ex-president Yoon Xinhua | Updated: 2025-06-24 17:03 SEOUL - South Korea's special counsel investigating former president Yoon Suk-yeol's short-lived martial law imposition sought a warrant to arrest the ousted president, multiple media outlets said Tuesday. Cho Eun-suk, independent counsel leading the investigation into Yoon's insurrection and other charges, requested the warrant issuance, saying Yoon made clear his unwillingness to appear for questioning. Yoon rejected the third police call last Thursday to appear for questioning over charges of ordering the presidential security service to block an attempt in January to arrest him and to delete information on security phones offered to three military commanders. Yoon was apprehended in the presidential office on Jan 15 and was indicted under detention on Jan 26 as a suspected ringleader of insurrection, but he was released on March 8 as prosecutors decided not to appeal against the court's release approval. The constitutional court upheld a motion to impeach Yoon on April 4 over his botched martial law bid last December, officially removing him from office.

South Korea's jailed ex-leader Yoon resists questioning by taking off ... Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP, File) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s jailed ex-PresidentYoon Suk Yeolagain refused to attend questioning by investigators Friday, using a new method to resist: He took off his prison uniform and lay down on the floor at his detention room. Yoon,removed from officein April over his ill-fated imposition of martial law, was sentback to prisonlast month as he stands a high-stakestrial over rebellionand other charges. Yoon, a conservative, faces investigations into other criminal allegations that are not related to his Dec. 3 martial law decree but target him, his wife and others. On Friday, Min Joong-ki, a special counsel named by his liberal rival and new President Lee Jae Myung, sent investigators to retrieve Yoon from a detention center near Seoul after the former president twice defied requests to attend questioning. Min’s team is tasked with delving into allegations surroundin…

Police to Reinvestigate Kim Keon-hee's Alleged Role in 'Yacht Party' Case [Alpha Biz= Ellie Kim] SEOUL, June 16 — South Korean police will reinvestigate whether Kim Keon-hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, was involved in the so-called “yacht party” scandal, following a request from prosecutors. The National Police Agency’s special investigation unit said on June 15 that the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office ordered supplementary investigations on June 12. Police had previously decided not to refer Kim for prosecution, citing insufficient evidence, while forwarding two former presidential security officials — Kim Yong-hyun and Kim Sung-hoon — on charges related to abuse of authority under the Presidential Security Service Act. Under the prosecutors’ directive, police will conduct additional investigations to strengthen evidence against the two officials and reopen the probe into Kim’s possible involvement. The case centers on allegations that Kim and senior security officials hosted a private “yacht party” in August 2023 using a naval command vessel off Geoje Island, raising concerns over the misuse of military assets for personal purposes. 알파경제 Ellie Kim 기자…

'Kim Keon-hee Excluded' Yoon Naval Party Case... Police to ... byJang Heejun Published 15 Jun.2026 16:04(KST) The prosecution has requested a supplementary investigation regarding suspicions that former Minister of National Defense Kim Yonghyeon and former Deputy Chief of the Presidential Security Service Kim Sunghoon led a party on a naval vessel attended by former President Yoon Seok-yeol and his spouse Kim Keon-hee. The police, who previously decided not to refer Kim Keon-hee for prosecution due to insufficient evidence, plan to reopen the investigation to determine her involvement. The Special Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency announced on the 15th that the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office had requested a supplementary investigation into this case. Previously, the Task Force had sent former Minister Kim Yonghyeon to the prosecution without detention on charges including abuse of power by instigation, and former Deputy Chief Kim Sunghoon on charges of abuse of power. Kim Keon-hee, who had been under suspicion of abuse of power by instigation under the Presidential Security Act, was not referred for prosecution and the case was closed. Kim Ke…

Yoon stubbornly resists probe, as wife faces potential arrest If court approves arrest of Kim Keon Hee, it would mark the first time a former presidential couple is detained by an investigative agency Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, currently detained on insurrection charges, physically resisted being taken in for questioning by the special counsel investigating his wife on Thursday, as the probe team sought an arrest warrant for former first lady Kim Keon Hee. Citing concerns over potential injuries, the special counsel withdrew from the Seoul Detention Center, where Yoon is held, saying his resistance made it difficult to proceed. Their court-issued warrant for Yoon's detention was set to expire that day. The same team said Thursday it sought a warrant to detain Yoon's wife, just a day after it summoned her for questioning as a suspect. The warrant request, submitted early Thursday afternoon, followed her interrogation on five key allegations the previous day, including suspected violations of the Political Funds Act and the Capital Markets Act, as well as bribery and influence peddling. If the court issues a detention warrant, Yoon and Kim will be the first former president…

Ex-President Yoon grilled in special counsel investigation into his ... Former President Yoon Suk Yeol appears for his trial on abuse of power and other charges at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul, Sept. 26. Yonhap Former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday underwent more than eight hours of questioning by a special counsel team over corruption allegations linked to his wife and former first lady Kim Keon Hee. It marked the jailed former president's first appearance before special counsel Min Joong-ki's team, which launched in July to investigate corruption and other allegations surrounding Kim. Yoon is accused of being an accomplice to his wife when she allegedly received opinion polls worth 270 million won (US$183,000) for free from a self-proclaimed power broker and when she allegedly accepted a painting worth 140 million won from a former prosecutor. He is also suspected of violating the Public Official Election Act for allegedly speaking a falsehood about his wife during a 2021 debate when he was a presidential candidate. Min's team is also looking into whether Yoon was involved in Kim's alleged acceptance of luxury gifts from others, including Lee Bae-…