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Former President Yoon Indicted for Political Fund Violations

12/24/2025

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Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been indicted for violating the Political Funds Act over polls worth 270 million won from Myung Tae-kyun.
The special counsel's investigation found Yoon colluded with wife Kim Keon-hee to receive polls from June 2021 to March 2022.
Constitutional court upheld Yoon's impeachment over a failed martial law attempt, and he is detained as a suspected insurrection ringleader with a preservation order on proceeds.

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Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been indicted for violating the Political Funds Act over polls worth 270 million won from Myung Tae-kyun.
The special counsel's investigation found Yoon colluded with wife Kim Keon-hee to receive polls from June 2021 to March 2022.
Constitutional court upheld Yoon's impeachment over a failed martial law attempt, and he is detained as a suspected insurrection ringleader with a preservation order on proceeds.