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Ex-Ssangbangwool chairman denies all allegations in company's North Korea remittance case

Kim Sung-tae, the former chairman of Ssangbangwool and a central figure in the company's suspected attempt to influence testimony regarding its alleged remittance to North Korea, was summoned for questioning by prosecutors Kim denied all allegations.

2026-01-08

Ssangbangwool subsidiary raided over 'salmon and soju' testimony in North Korean remittance probe

A Ssangbangwool subsidiary was raided in an investigation into allegations that prosecutors used salmon and soju in a bid to sway testimony on alleged illegal remittances to North Korea.

2025-11-05

Justice minister orders probe into prosecution's alleged special treatment of ex-Gyeonggi vice governor

Formal investigation into allegations that former Gyeonggi vice governor and underwear maker head were treated to alcohol and a salmon dinner during questioning by prosecutors over their involvement in an illegal remittance to North Korea in 2019.

2025-09-17

Lee Jae Myung's trial on payments to North Korea postponed

A court on Tuesday delayed proceedings in President Lee Jae Myung’s trial over suspicions of unauthorized payments to North Korea, effectively pausing all five criminal cases that began before he took office.

2025-07-22

DP chief Lee's bribery trial set to resume on April 23 following four-month halt

The trial of Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, who faces charges of third-party bribery in connection with an alleged remittance to North Korea by Ssangbangwool Group, will resume on April 23, nearly four months after proceedings were halted.

2025-03-31

Appellate court sentences ex-Gyeonggi vice governor to 7 years, 8 months for illegal payments to North Korea

An appellate court sentenced Lee Hwa-young, former vice governor of Gyeonggi, to seven years and eight months in prison on Thursday over involvement in underwear maker Ssangbangwool (SBW) Group’s alleged illegal remittances to North Korea.

2024-12-19

DP chief Lee Jae-myung indicted for masterminding illegal payments to North Korea

Prosecutors on Wednesday filed an indictment against Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung, accusing him of being the mastermind and primary beneficiary of illegal payments by a South Korean underwear maker to North Korea.

2024-06-12

Former Gyeonggi vice governor convicted for illegal payments to North Korea

Lee Hwa-young, a former vice governor of Gyeonggi, was sentenced on Friday to nine and a half years' imprisonment by the Suwon District Court on charges of collusion in an underwear manufacturer's illegal payments to North Korea.

2024-06-07

Underwear boss accused of illegal North Korea remittance to be released on bail

According to the prosecutors' office, Kim Seong-tae of Ssangbangwool paid North Korea $8 million to facilitate the visit of Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung to North Korea when he was Gyeonggi governor.

2024-01-23

DP chief Lee Jae-myung appears for his sixth round of questioning

This is the sixth time he had been summoned to the prosecutor's office this year, with the latest inquiry taking place just four days after he was questioned regarding illegal money transfers to North Korea on Saturday.

2023-09-12