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Judge who handed Yoon life sentence indicted for corruption

The judge who sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison was indicted over allegedly receiving $3,000 in entertainment from lawyers.

2026.9.4

Judge Ji Gwi-hyeon speaks during former President Yoon Suk Yeol's trial on insurrection charges at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Oct. 2, 2025. [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT]

CIO questions Yoon trial judge over hostess bar entertainment allegations

The judge who presided over former President Yoon Suk Yeol's first criminal trial on insurrection charges was recently questioned by investigators over allegations that he received entertainment at a hostess bar.

2026.5.11

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Judge Jee Kui-youn, who presides over Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Agreement Division 25, asks the press to leave ahead of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's hearing on April 21. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Committee defers decision on hostess bar allegations against judge until after CIO probe

The Supreme Court's audit committee has decided to defer a decision on bribery allegations surrounding the presiding judge of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's insurrection trial until after the antigraft agency releases its probe results.

2025.9.30

Officials from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials walk into the presidential office in Yongsan District, central Seoul, to attempt to conduct a raid on May 7. [NEWS1]

CIO seizes records from presidential office in alleged interference in marine's death probe

Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials raided the presidential office and secured key materials as part of its investigation into allegations that senior officials interfered in a military probe into a Marine’s death.

2025.5.9

The presidential office in Yongsan District, central Seoul, is seen on April 4. [YONHAP]

CIO raids top office over undue pressure allegations in marine's death in 2023

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, which is investigating allegations of external pressure in the case of a Marine's death and the aftermath, launched a raid of the presidential office on Wednesday.

2025.5.7

President Yoon Suk Yeol walks into the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, on Jan. 15, for questioning regarding his declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, 2024. [NEWS1]

Yoon case spotlights CIO and Korea's tangled web of investigative power

Yoon's case has become mired in legal uncertainties and institutional power struggles, raising fundamental questions about the effectiveness of Korea’s law enforcement structure.

2025.3.19

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials headquarters [NEWS1]

CIO questions defense intelligence head over alleged role in martial law declaration

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) began questioning Lt. Gen. Won Chun-hee, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, on Wednesday regarding his involvement in the martial law declaration of Dec. 3.

2025.3.19

From left: Democratic Party Reps. Jeon Jin-sook, Park Hong-bae and Kim Moon-soo shave their heads on the steps of the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on March 11. [NEWS1]

Liberal lawmakers' hunger strike heats up tensions before impeachment decision

The political standoff surrounding impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol escalated on Monday as lawmakers from the Democratic Party (DP) and its allies embarked on a hunger strike calling on the Constitutional Court to remove him from office.

2025.3.11

Representatives of the Democratic Party, Rebuilding Korea Party, Jinbo Party and Social Democratic Party submit a criminal complaint against Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung with the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, on March 10. [NEWS1]

Rival parties' complaints pit CIO, prosecution against one another

The Democratic Party and its allies filed a criminal complaint against Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung with the state anticorruption watchdog on Monday over the prosecution's decision to release impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from detention.

2025.3.10

Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol makes a triumphant fist gesture toward his supporters as he leaves the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi, on March 8. [YONHAP]

Irate liberals threaten to impeach prosecutor general after Yoon's release from custody

The Democratic Party threatened to impeach Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung after President Yoon was released from custody following a court ruling on his detention.

2025.3.9