#Yoon Suk Yeol

On Dec 29, 2025, Special Counsel Min Joong-ki announced the final results of the Kim Keon Hee investigation, detailing illegal state intervention and 370 million won in bribes. Read the full report.

On Dec 28, 2025, South Korea's special counsel concluded its 180-day probe into former first lady Kim Keon Hee, indicting 66 people for stock manipulation and bribery.

Special counsel seeks a 10-year prison sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over charges related to his failed martial law bid. First verdict due Jan 16.

Special counsel seeks a 10-year prison term for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over obstruction of justice. The first verdict is set for Jan 16, 2026.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol nears his first sentencing recommendation for charges related to the 2024 martial law. A verdict is expected on Jan. 16.

A South Korean special counsel has indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol for allegedly receiving illegal political funds valued at $186,000 during his campaign.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denies allegations he sent drones into North Korea to create a pretext for martial law, citing a phone call with Donald Trump as part of his defense.

South Korea's ruling party has passed a bill to create a special tribunal for insurrection cases tied to ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law attempt, overriding a record-long filibuster by the opposition.

A Seoul court will rule on extending the detention of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, accused of using a drone operation as a pretext for his failed martial law bid. The decision could keep him jailed for another six months amid multiple trials.

On Dec. 22, 2025, South Korea's ruling Democratic Party introduced a bill for a special insurrection tribunal, prompting the opposition PPP to launch a filibuster in a major clash over judicial independence.

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party has introduced a bill for a special insurrection tribunal targeting former President Yoon Suk Yeol, triggering a constitutional crisis with the judiciary and opposition.

Lee Jun-seok, a South Korean opposition leader, was questioned for nearly 10 hours on Dec. 21 by a special counsel over allegations of election meddling tied to former first lady Kim Keon Hee and former President Yoon Suk Yeol.