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South Korea's Yoon Faces Potential Death Penalty Over Martial Law Crisis
South Korea's special prosecutor is expected to make a sentencing request for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in 2024, as a lower court trial convened on Friday for its final session.
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Small Table, Floor Mattress: Inside The Cell Of South Korea's Ex-First Lady
South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee will spend her first day in jail on Wednesday in a cell much like the one her husband and ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol occupies as prosecutors pursue the once high-flying couple in a widening criminal probe.
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South Korea's Ex-First Lady Arrested Over Corruption, Manipulation Charges
South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee was arrested late Tuesday over a range of charges, including stock manipulation and corruption, prosecutors said.
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South Korea's Yoon Refuses Interrogation By Lying Down In Underwear
South Korea's impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol lay on his prison cell floor in his underwear to resist attempts to interrogate him, prosecutors said Friday.
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Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in Indicted For Corruption
South Korea's prosecutors said they have indicted former president Moon Jae-in on corruption charges related to the employment of his son-in-law at an airline.
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South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol: Rising Star To Impeached Ex-President
South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol rose from star prosecutor to the presidency in just a few years, but after a bungled martial law decree last year, on Friday, he became the country's second president to be booted from office.
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South Korea's Yoon Authorised 'Shooting' During Martial Law Bid: Prosecutors
South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors' report seen by AFP on Saturday.
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Impeached South Korean President Defies Second Summon Over Martial Law
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second summons by anti-corruption authorities who, along with prosecutors, are investigating his short-lived martial law decree issued early this month.
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Samsung Ex-Executive Charged With Stealing Secrets For Chinese Factory
A former Samsung executive has been charged with stealing company secrets for a copycat computer chip factory in China, and is being held in detention pending trial, prosecutors told AFP on Tuesday.
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Terraform Founder Do Kwan Arrested in Montenegro, South Korea to Seek Extradition of Crypto Fugitive
South Korea will seek the extradition of fugitive crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon, prosecutors told AFP Friday, after the Terraform founder was arrested in Montenegro and hit with US fraud charges.
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South Korea's Yoon Faces Potential Death Penalty Over Martial Law Crisis
South Korea's special prosecutor is expected to make a sentencing request for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in 2024, as a lower court trial convened on Friday for its final session.
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Small Table, Floor Mattress: Inside The Cell Of South Korea's Ex-First Lady
South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee will spend her first day in jail on Wednesday in a cell much like the one her husband and ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol occupies as prosecutors pursue the once high-flying couple in a widening criminal probe.
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South Korea's Ex-First Lady Arrested Over Corruption, Manipulation Charges
South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee was arrested late Tuesday over a range of charges, including stock manipulation and corruption, prosecutors said.
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South Korea's Yoon Refuses Interrogation By Lying Down In Underwear
South Korea's impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol lay on his prison cell floor in his underwear to resist attempts to interrogate him, prosecutors said Friday.
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Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in Indicted For Corruption
South Korea's prosecutors said they have indicted former president Moon Jae-in on corruption charges related to the employment of his son-in-law at an airline.
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South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol: Rising Star To Impeached Ex-President
South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol rose from star prosecutor to the presidency in just a few years, but after a bungled martial law decree last year, on Friday, he became the country's second president to be booted from office.
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South Korea's Yoon Authorised 'Shooting' During Martial Law Bid: Prosecutors
South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors' report seen by AFP on Saturday.
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Impeached South Korean President Defies Second Summon Over Martial Law
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second summons by anti-corruption authorities who, along with prosecutors, are investigating his short-lived martial law decree issued early this month.
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Samsung Ex-Executive Charged With Stealing Secrets For Chinese Factory
A former Samsung executive has been charged with stealing company secrets for a copycat computer chip factory in China, and is being held in detention pending trial, prosecutors told AFP on Tuesday.
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Terraform Founder Do Kwan Arrested in Montenegro, South Korea to Seek Extradition of Crypto Fugitive
South Korea will seek the extradition of fugitive crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon, prosecutors told AFP Friday, after the Terraform founder was arrested in Montenegro and hit with US fraud charges.
