Tag: Hwacheon Daeyu

Hwacheon Daeyu

Latest News

President Lee Jae Myung, then leader of the liberal Democratic Party, left, arrives at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office for questioning regarding his alleged involvement in the Daejang-dong scandal on Jan. 28, 2023. [NEWS1]

How the prosecution’s decision to not appeal the Daejang-dong case affects President Lee Jae Myung

The prosecution's decision not to appeal the ruling in the Daejang-dong corruption case sparked outrage from politicians and prosecutors alike as the chance to tie President Lee Jae Myung to the case was effectively stopped cold.

2025.11.15

Proseuctors raid the office of former Supreme Court Justice Kwon Sun-il in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on March 21. [YONHAP]

Former top court judge, media executive indicted over Daejang-dong scandal allegations

A former Supreme Court judge and a media executive were indicted on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a real estate development scandal that upended the last presidential election.

2024.8.7

Most popular

Kim Yong, a former deputy head of the Democratic Party-affiliated think tank Institute for Democracy, left, attends a court ruling on Thursday at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul. [YONHAP]

DP chief's former aide gets five years for bribery linked to Daejang-dong scandal

A court on Thursday sentenced Kim Yong, a close aide to Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung, to five years in prison on charges of bribery and illegal political fundraising linked to the controversial Daejang-dong development project.

2023.11.30

Kim Man-bae, former jounralist and the center of the Daejang-dong development project, stands in front of the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on Feb. 17 for evaluation on his second arrest. [YONHAP]

Court says no to extending detention of key Daejang-dong figure

The former journalist is suspected of attempting to manipulate the results of the last presidential election through a false interview, which framed then People Power Party candidate Yoon Suk Yeol.

2023.9.6

Former special counsel Park Young-soo heads to his warrant review hearing at the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday morning. The court rejected prosecutors' previous request for an arrest warrant against Park in late June. [YONHAP]

Former special counsel appears at second warrant review

Former special counsel Park Young-soo appeared at a warrant review hearing held at the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday morning to determine whether he should be arrested over corruption allegations tied to a high-profile development scandal.

2023.8.3

Former special counsel Park Young-soo is surrounded by reporters as he leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, after his warrant review hearing on June 29. [NEWS1]

Ex-special counsel's relatives raided over Daejang-dong suspicions

Prosecutors on Tuesday raided the homes of former special counsel Park Young-soo’s daughter and wife, widening their probe into Park’s ties to a prominent land development scandal.

2023.7.18

Former special counsel Park Young-soo leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, after his warrant review hearing ended on Thursday afternoon. [YONHAP]

Suspect in '5 billion won club' appears at warrant review

Former special counsel Park Young-soo appeared at a warrant review hearing held Thursday morning to determine whether he should be arrested over corruption allegations tied to a prominent land development scandal.

2023.6.29

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung attends a roundtable on artificial intelligence at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Pretrial hearing for DP chief Lee Jae-myung begins

The pretrial hearing for Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung, who faces multiple criminal charges including breach of trust, corruption and concealment of criminal proceeds, opened at the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday.

2023.5.11

Former People Power Party lawmaker Kwak Sang-do speaks to media as he leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul following his trial on Feb. 8. [YONHAP]

Prosecutors raid locations related to allegations against PPP lawmaker

Prosecutors raided ten locations on Tuesday as part of their probe into allegations that former lawmaker Kwak Sang-do and his son received a large bribe from a company at the center of the Daejang-dong development corruption scandal.

2023.4.11

〈Kwak Sang-do, former People Power Party lawmaker, answers questions after the Seoul Central District Court acquitted a bribery allegation against him on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

PPP's Kwak acquitted on Daejang-dong bribery charges

The Seoul Central District Court rejected allegations that the 5 billion won ($4 million) given by Daejang-dong developer Hwacheon Daeyu to Kwak’s son in March 2021 as a severance and performance bonus was bribery of the former lawmaker.

2023.2.8