US EditionSouth Korean Lawmakers Approve Special Investigations Into Martial Law and Yoon's Wife
- The South Korean National Assembly approved bills on June 5 to launch special counsel probes targeting former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife in Seoul.
- The bills, reintroduced after two prior vetoes, respond to allegations including Yoon's failed martial law bid, insurrection charges, and accusations against his wife, Kim Keon Hee.
- The legislature passed three bills: one mandating an investigation into 11 charges against Yoon, another probing Kim Keon Hee for stock manipulation and luxury gifts, and a third on military investigation interference.
- The bills were passed by the National Assembly with 194 votes in favor, 3 against, and one lawmaker abstaining during a session largely influenced by the ruling Democratic Party, occurring one day after Lee Jae-myung took office as president.
- The passage of the bills indicates that Lee is expected to approve them and probably name a special prosecutor, despite objections from many lawmakers in the principal opposition party who criticized the ruling party for pushing the legislation without cross-party consensus.
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South Korean Lawmakers Approve Special Investigations into Martial Law and Yoon's Wife
South Korea’s liberal-led legislature has voted overwhelmingly to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law in December and criminal allegations against his wife
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