Latest: We Blend Our Vision With Truth & Enlightenment South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has become the country’s first democratically elected leader to be forced from office. Judges unanimously upheld Parliament’s decision to impeach Ms Park over her role in a corruption scandal involving close friend Choi Soon-sil. She now loses her presidential immunity and … Read more
South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has become the country’s first democratically elected leader to be forced from office. Judges unanimously upheld Parliament’s decision to impeach Ms Park over her role in a corruption scandal involving close friend Choi Soon-sil. She now loses her presidential immunity and could face criminal charges. There have been angry scenes … Read more
South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed President Park Geun-hye from office on Friday over a graft scandal involving South Korea’s conglomerates at a time of rising tensions with North Korea and China. Park becomes South Korea’s first democratically elected leader to be forced from office, capping months of paralysis and turmoil as hundreds of thousands crammed … Read more
The corridors of power have been home to South Korea’s Park Geun-Hye as a child, de facto first lady, and president. She leaves them in disgrace, crippled by a corruption scandal that made her the country’s first head of state to be removed by impeachment. Now 65, Park grew up in the spotlight at the … Read more
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was fired by the country’s top court on Friday, as it upheld her impeachment by parliament over a wide-ranging corruption scandal. The unanimous decision brought months of political turmoil to a climax and triggers a new presidential election, to be held within 60 days. Park’s actions had “seriously impaired the … Read more
South Korea’s parliament impeached President Park Geun-Hye in December on 13 separate counts stemming from a wide-ranging corruption and abuse of power scandal. When the Constitutional Court considered whether to uphold or overturn her removal they were grouped into five points of contention. Serious breach of any one is sufficient to confirm impeachment, but six … Read more
The heir to the Samsung business empire denies all charges in connection with a wide-ranging corruption scandal, his lawyers told a preliminary hearing Thursday. Lee Jae-Yong, 48, was not present at Seoul Central District court for the hearing, which comes as his giant company — the world’s biggest smartphone maker — struggles to recover from … Read more
Thousands of South Korean protesters held rival mass rallies Saturday over the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye as judges prepare to rule on the scandal that has rocked the country. Park was impeached by parliament last December over a major influence-peddling scandal that prompted millions to take to the street for months to call for … Read more
Once a driver of growth and a source of national pride, South Korea’s family-led conglomerates are becoming instead objects of public scorn as a massive corruption scandal puts them under mounting pressure to reform. Tuesday’s indictment of the heir to the Samsung empire, Lee Jae-Yong, and four of his colleagues on charges of bribery and … Read more
South Korean prosecutors charged the de facto chief of Samsung, Lee Jae-yong, with bribery and embezzlement on Tuesday, the latest development in a graft scandal that has rocked the country. Mr. Lee, 48, was arrested on Feb. 17 on suspicion of involvement in a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye. … Read more
The heir to the Samsung empire and four other top executives from the world’s biggest smartphone maker were indicted Tuesday on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement, South Korean prosecutors said. “Special prosecutors today indicted Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-Yong… for bribery, embezzlement, hiding of assets overseas… and perjury,” said Lee Kyu-Chul, spokesman for … Read more
Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee arrives at the office of the independent counsel team in Seoul South Korea’s special prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday it will charge Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee and four other executives with bribery, embezzlement and other offences on its last day of its investigation into a political scandal … Read more
South Korean special prosecutors investigating impeached President Park Geun-hye were denied permission to extend their probe and question her in person on Monday amid a graft scandal that threatens to topple her from office. The special prosecutor’s office will make its final indictments before its investigation into the scandal, which has engulfed the highest levels … Read more
South Korea’s president expressed “belated regret” Monday over the scandal that triggered her impeachment, as the Constitutional Court wrapped up hearings on her fate and her supporters screamed threats outside. Park Geun-Hye was elected in 2012 with the highest vote share of any presidential candidate in South Korea’s democratic era. But she was impeached by … Read more
Special prosecutors investigating the swirling corruption scandal that has embroiled South Korea’s impeached President Park Geun-Hye and a host of major companies lost a bid to extend their inquiry Monday. The decision means they only have until Tuesday to decide whether they will indict the heir to the Samsung empire Lee Jae-Yong, who was arrested … Read more
South Korea’s Constitutional Court will hold its final impeachment hearing to rule on the fate of President Park Geun-Hye at the end of the month, Yonhap News Agency reported Wednesday. Park was impeached by parliament in December over a corruption scandal involving her close confidante Choi Soon-Sil and her presidential powers were suspended pending the … Read more
Handcuffed and bound with ropes, the heir of electronics giant Samsung appeared for questioning Saturday over his alleged involvement in the corruption scandal currently engulfing South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. Among other allegations, Lee is accused of paying nearly $40 million in bribes to a confidante of the impeached president to secure policy favours. The … Read more
The billionaire South Korean heir to the Samsung empire has been arrested over $40million bribery claims – and is being held in prison, it has emerged. Lee Jae-Yong, who normally lives in a $4million mansion in the capital Seoul, is being held in a cell with a mattress on the floor after being detained on … Read more
A South Korean judge questioned Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee and another executive behind closed doors on Thursday to decide whether they should be arrested over their roles in a corruption scandal that has engulfed President Park Geun-hye. Dozens of protesters surrounded by riot police met Lee, 48, who was wearing a dark coat … Read more
The Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, is the latest in a long line of targeted killings by agents of the isolated state. Kim, whose younger brother Kim Jong-Un has ruled North Korea since the death of their father in December 2011, died after reportedly being poisoned by … Read more