The January 17 court riot was sparked by the same rage as laid bare in 2017, with one key difference: this time, it was young ...

Court likely to rule on Yoon's impeachment as early as mid-March The Constitutional Court of Korea said Thursday that it will ...

SEOUL--South Korea said Friday it will grant a special pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who is serving a lengthy prison term for bribery and other crimes. The Justice Ministry said in a ...

Lee served a combined 18 months in jail on bribery charges before he was released in 2021 as part of a scandal that led to massive protests and ultimately brought down then-President Park Geun-hye ...

Lee served a combined 18 months in jail on bribery charges before he was released in 2021 as part of a scandal that led to massive protests and ultimately brought down then-President Park Geun-hye ...

Former President Park Geun-hye (C) visits a convention center in Gumi, 260 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Nov. 14, 2024, to attend a cultural event marking the 107th birth anniversary of her ...

The South Korean Ministry of Justice has indicated that it will grant a pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who is imprisoned on corruption charges. The pardon was announced on Friday.

Recent headlines have been dominated by the impeachment and arrest of South Korea’s sitting president, a spectacle that has thrown the nation’s political class into disarray. There is a leadership ...

Former Presidents Roh Tae-woo, Chun Doo-hwan, Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak were convicted and imprisoned, all having been arrested and investigated after leaving office. Roh was the first ...

Former President Park Geun-hye, detained at the Seoul Detention Center in 2017, was assigned a 10.08-square-meter solitary cell. Her cell included a small desk, a cabinet, a bathroom with a sink ...

including former president Park Geun-hye and Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y. Lee, have been detained. Since lawmakers voted to stand Yoon down after his short-lived declaration of martial law ...