South Korea’s current turmoil shows how lingering authoritarian institutions continue to tempt presidents into abusing executive power, leaving civil society and the courts as the primary checks on overreach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/19/world/yoon-suk-yeol-and-power-abuse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #southkorea #yoonsukyeol #nationalassembly #moonjaein #leejaemyung #rohtaewoo #leemyungbak #parkgeunhye #rohmoohyun #martiallaw
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to five years in jail for charges including resisting arrest, marking the ex-leader’s first sentence in a slew of pending cases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/asia-pacific/crime-legal/south-korea-yoon-jail-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #yoonsukyeol
South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday called for the death penalty to be handed down to former president Yoon Suk Yeol for his December 2024 declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into chaos. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/asia-pacific/crime-legal/yoon-prosecutors-seek-death-penalty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #yoonsukyeol
South Korean prosecutors Monday accused the country’s former first lady of having accepted lavish bribes totaling over $200,000, including fine art, jewellery and a handbag, as well as meddling in state affairs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/asia-pacific/crime-legal/south-korea-former-first-lady/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #kimkeonhee #yoonsukyeol #unificationchurch
South Korea's special prosecutor requested a 10-year prison sentence on Friday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including attempted obstruction of his arrest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/26/asia-pacific/crime-legal/yoon-suk-yeol-prosecutors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #yoonsukyeol #southkorea
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to provoke North Korea into mounting an armed aggression to create justification for the December 2024 martial law declaration, a special prosecutor said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/world/crime-legal/south-korea-yoon-pyongyang-provoke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #southkorea #northkorea #pyongyang #yoonsukyeol
South Korea is set to relocate the presidential office back to the Blue House in a move aimed at erasing former leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s legacy a year after his failed bid to put the country under martial law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-blue-house/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #yoonsukyeol #southkorea #leejaemyung
There is still work left to deal with the fallout of the failed martial law bid one year ago and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-martial-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyung #yoonsukyeol
South Korea’s special prosecutor is seeking a 15-year jail term for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on allegations he abetted ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched bid to impose martial law last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-han-martial-law-charges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #handucksoo #yoonsukyeol
The leader of the Unification Church was jailed after a South Korean issued a warrant to detain her in relation to graft allegations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/asia-pacific/crime-legal/south-korea-unification-church-jailed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #unificationchurch #southkorea #hanhakja #yoonsukyeol
Prosecutors have questioned the leader of the Unification Church, Han Hak-ja, over her alleged involvement in bribing the wife of ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of a criminal probe into the couple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/asia-pacific/crime-legal/unification-church-south-korea-first-lady/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #unificationchurch #hanhakja #yoonsukyeol #southkorea
South Korea's former first lady imprisoned after court issues warrant https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/asia-pacific/south-korea-first-lady-imprisoned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific#yoonsukyeol #kimkeonhee #southkorea
South Korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant for former first lady Kim Keon Hee, a day after questioning her over a litany of allegations, including bribery and stock manipulation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/asia-pacific/politics/arrest-korea-ex-first-lady-kim/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #kimkeonhee#yoonsukyeol
At the heart of a Dior bag scandal, South Korea's former first lady appeared for questioning as part of an investigation into allegations ranging from suspected stock manipulation to bribery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/asia-pacific/politics/korean-ex-first-lady-bribe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #kimkeonhee#yoonsukyeol #southkorea
A South Korean court approved a fresh arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, days after special investigators renewed efforts to detain him over his failed martial law bid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-court-arrest-yoon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea#yoonsukyeol#leejaemyung
South Korea's special prosecution team has filed a request to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to insurrection from when he declared martial law last year, https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/06/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-prosecutors-yoon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea#yoonsukyeol
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has vowed to implement a "bold" fiscal policy to boost the country's flagging economy following its martial law crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-economic-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea#leejaemyung#yoonsukyeol #northkorea #tariffs