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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

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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

[Today's Cartoon] 2023.02.13

Prosecutors are under fire for their half-baked investigations after the court found former lawmaker Kwak Sang-do not guilty of bribery in the first trial and after another court cleared Rep. Yoon Mi-hyang of most embezzlement charges.

2023.2.12

[Editorial] Could people accept the ruling? (KOR)

If the prosecution is sure Kwak’s misdeeds are serious, it must come up with a strong case in the second trial.

2023.2.10

[Editorial] Could people accept the ruling?

If the prosecution is sure Kwak’s misdeeds are serious, it must come up with a strong case in the second trial.

2023.2.9

〈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

Kwak Sang-do, a former lawmaker, leaves the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

State asks for 15 years in jail for former rep in development scandal

Prosecutors on Wednesday sought a 15-year prison term for a former lawmaker accused of taking a large amount of bribes from a land developer at the center of a big development corruption scandal.

2022.11.30

In this file photo, Kwak Sang-do, former lawmaker of the People Power Party, leaves the Seoul Central District Court on Feb. 4 after a detention warrant hearing. The prosecution detained Kwak on Feb. 5 on charges of receiving bribes from an asset company at the center of the Daejang-dong development project and indicted him Tuesday on the same charges. [YONHAP]

Lawmaker embroiled in Daejang-dong case indicted for accepting bribes

Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted a former opposition lawmaker accused of accepting bribes in the form of severance pay for his son from an asset firm at the center of a massive development corruption scandal.

2022.2.23

Rep. Kwak Sang-do of the People Power Party [JOONGANG PHOTO]

PPP representative to sue President Moon in unprecedented lawsuit

A two-term lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) said Sunday he will sue President Moon Jae-in this week to compensate for damages he suffered from the state authorities' investigations into unsubstantiated allegations against him.

2021.2.15