Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong appears in court for corruption retrial
Billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong appeared in court on Friday for his retrial on the corruption allegations that partially fueled the explosive 2016 scandal that spurred massive street protests and sent South Korea's then-president to prison. "I feel deeply sorry for worrying many people," Lee ...
South Korean President Moon Jae-in faces crisis with echoes of predecessor Park's downfall
Three years ago, Moon Jae-in was among the masses on the streets of Seoul seeking to oust a president accused of ignoring the people's will. Now, his own presidency is facing a similar crisis. Moon was forced to issue a public apology Monday after Cho ...
South Korean Supreme Court orders new trials for ousted President Park Geun-hye and Samsung heir
South Korea's top court on Thursday sent back jailed ex-President Park Geun-hye's corruption case to a lower court for separate trials for her previously convicted charges, a ruling that could increase her already-lengthy prison term. South Korea's first female president was impeached by lawmakers in ...
South Korean court extends former President Park Geun-hye's prison term to 25 years
A South Korean appeals court on Friday sentenced former President Park Geun-hye to 25 years in jail, Yonhap news agency reported, in a case arising from a far-reaching corruption scandal that toppled her in 2017. Park became South Korea's first democratically elected leader to be ...
South Korea to probe alleged plan by military to quell Park Geun-hye protests
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered an special independent investigation into an allegation that the top military intelligence unit may have proposed an armed crackdown on peaceful candlelight vigils last year protesting the rule of Moon's predecessor, the presidential Blue House said Tuesday. Last ...
Former South Korean President Park found guilty of corruption
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was formally convicted and sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday, a year after she was driven from office and arrested over a corruption scandal that saw months of massive street rallies calling for her ouster. The conviction, ...
The corruption verdict and sentencing of South Korea's ousted ex-president Park Geun-hye will be televised live, a Seoul court said Tuesday, in a case that could see her jailed for up to 30 years. The 66-year-old daughter of a former dictator was impeached and arrested ...
South Korean prosecutors demand 30 years for ousted ex-President Park Geun-hye
Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 30-year prison term for former South Korean President Park Geun-hye for alleged bribery, abuse of power and other crimes in a landmark corruption case that marked a stunning fall from grace for the country's first female leader and conservative ...
Supporters of ousted South Korean leader Park ask U.N. body to probe her detention conditions
Supporters of former South Korean president Park Geun-hye have asked a United Nations body to investigate whether her detention during her corruption trial prevented Park from accessing proper medical treatment, a barrister said on Tuesday. Park, ousted earlier this year and in detention since March, ...
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong sentenced to five years in prison for bribery
The conviction Friday of the heir to the Samsung business empire could add impetus to new President Moon Jae-in's campaign pledges to reform South Korea's powerful conglomerates — an effort that eluded his reformist successors. Lee Jae-yong was sentenced to five years in prison for ...
Daughter of Park friend back in South Korea to face corruption probe
A South Korean woman extradited from Denmark arrived in Seoul on Wednesday to face questions about the massive corruption scandal centered on her mother and the country's ousted president. Chung Yoo-ra, a 20-year-old single mother and equestrian athlete, told reporters at Incheon International Airport that ...
South Korean 'swordsman' leads prosecution against impeached ex-leader Park
A high-flying prosecutor, who was demoted under impeached former president Park Geun-hye, is overseeing the case against her as Park made her first appearance in court on Tuesday to face criminal charges over the corruption scandal that ousted her. Yoon Seok-youl, 57, was demoted for ...
