Special counsel Kwon Chang-young’s team indicted 58 people, including former President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a 180-day investigation that wrapped up Sunday. The probe began in February and revisited allegations that had not been fully examined by three previous special counsel teams. It covered Yoon’s failed 2024 martial law bid, corruption allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee, and the 2023 death of a Marine. The team also transferred 46 cases involving 150 people to police.
Special counsel Kwon Chang-young, center, announces the final results of his team's investigation at his office in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, Monday. Yonhap
Special counsel Kwon Chang-young's team said Monday it has indicted 58 people, including former President Yoon Suk Yeol, in its 180-day investigation into wide-ranging allegations involving Yoon, his wife and key administration officials.
The team announced the final results of the investigation that officially wrapped up Sunday after launching in February to probe allegations that had not been fully investigated by three previous special counsel teams.
Kwon's team reopened investigations into allegations stemming from Yoon's failed 2024 martial law bid, along with corruption allegations tied to former first lady Kim Keon Hee and the 2023 death of a Marine.
