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Protestors throng downtown Seoul to denounce Yoon gov't, demand special probe for first lady

Tens of thousands marched against the Yoon Suk Yeol administration and demanded first lady Kim Keon Hee accept a special counsel probe during a liberal Democratic Party (DP)-led protest on Saturday in downtown Seoul.

2024-12-01

President Yoon’s approval rating drops to 19%

President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating slid to 19 percent from the previous week, a poll showed Friday.

2024-11-29

Still obsessed with opposition for opposition’s sake

If Lee is true to his words about caring for public wellbeing and economy, he must prove it.

2024-11-28

Top court upholds conviction of lobbyist in Baekhyeon-dong development scandal

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a lobbyist involved in a major corruption scandal surrounding a development project in Seongnam that took off during liberal Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung's term as the city's mayor.

2024-11-28

Court upholds 15-year sentence for man who stabbed DP chief

An appellate court on Wednesday upheld a 15-year prison sentence for a man who stabbed liberal Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung in January.

2024-11-27

Abide by the time limits for your rulings

We hope the court minimizes all the uncertainties from Lee’s never-ending judicial risks by going through swift legal procedures.

2024-11-25

I'm not guilty. What about you?

While Lee Jae-myung is elated after the court found him “not guilty” of subornation of perjury, Han Dong-hoon is still stuck in a swamp of criticisms over suspicious online comments against the presidential couple.

2024-11-25

DP chief Lee Jae-myung acquitted of suborning mayoral official

Liberal Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung was acquitted by the Seoul Central District Court on Monday of suborning a former Seongnam mayoral official in a previous election law violation case.

2024-11-25

DP chief to be sentenced on witness tampering charges

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is set to be sentenced Monday on charges of suborning a former mayoral secretary to make false court testimony in his favor, the second in a series of rulings that threaten to shut him out of a future presidential run.

2024-11-25

Both in the same boat

While the political future of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung will be determined on Monday by the court, the governing People Power Party’s leader is under fire for comments allegedly posted by his family members to criticize the presidential couple.

2024-11-24