SEOUL, Dec 8 — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, several cabinet ministers, military commanders and police officials face criminal investigations over his botched attempt on...
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Prosecutors, the police and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials have all launched probes into Yoon and the officials, seeking to pursue charges of insurrection and abuse of power, among others.
Lawmakers queue to cast their votes in polling booths on proposed legislation for appointing a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of stock price manipulation involving the president's wife during a plenary session for the impeachment vote of President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 7, 2024.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials said it had separately opened an investigation after receiving complaints about police chief Cho Ji-ho and other senior police officials.
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