Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

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.

2025-09-30

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.

2025-05-09

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.

2025-05-07

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.

2025-03-19

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.

2025-03-19

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.

2025-03-11

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.

2025-03-10

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.

2025-03-09

Korean President Yoon released from custody after 52 days

Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from custody on Saturday after prosecutors waived their right to appeal the previous day’s decision by the Seoul Central District Court revoking his detention on technical grounds.

2025-03-08

CIO raids Defense Intelligence Agency chief in martial law probe

The state anti-corruption investigation office on Friday conducted a search and seizure operation against Lt. Gen. Won Cheon-hee, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, on suspicion of involvement in the Dec. 3 martial law declaration.

2025-02-21