Election Meddling News - Latest Updates & Headlines
South Korean President Lee approves final extension of special counsel probe into ex-first lady
Seoul, Nov 19: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung approved Wednesday a 30-day extension of an ongoing special counsel investigation into allegations surrounding South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, his office said.
South Korea: Special counsel summons ex-first lady Kim for third questioning
Seoul, Aug 19: A South Korean special counsel team on Tuesday summoned former first lady Kim Keon Hee for another round of questioning later this week, after grilling her for the second time on various corruption allegations against her.
South Korea: Special counsel to try for Yoon's detention again
Seoul, Aug 6: A special counsel team will make its second attempt to execute a warrant to detain jailed former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday to bring him in for questioning over election meddling allegations involving him and his wife, judicial sources said.
South Korea: Special counsel team begins executing detention warrant for ex-President Yoon
Seoul, Aug. 1: A special counsel team arrived at a prison Friday to execute a detention warrant for jailed former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol after he repeatedly snubbed summonses.
South Korea: Special counsel to execute detention warrant for Yoon Friday
Seoul, July 31: A South Korean special counsel team said on Thursday that it will execute a detention warrant for jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol this week to forcibly bring him in for questioning.
South Korea: Special counsel raids home of minor party leader in probe into ex-first lady
Seoul, July 28: A special counsel team raided the home of the minor party leader Lee Jun-seok on Monday as part of its investigation into the South Korean former first lady Kim Keon Hee's alleged election meddling.
South Korea: PPP lawmaker appears for questioning over alleged election-meddling involving ex-Prez Yoon, his wife
Seoul, July 27: A prominent opposition lawmaker appeared for questioning by a special counsel Sunday over his alleged involvement in the party's candidate nominations for key elections in 2022 and 2024, reportedly at the behest of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife.
South Korea: Special counsel attempts to raid ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee's home
Seoul, July 25: A special counsel team was attempting to search the home of former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Friday as part of their investigation into corruption allegations surrounding her.