Key Figure in Daejang-dong Dev Scandal Sentenced to 2 5 Yrs for Bribery kbs.co.kr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kbs.co.kr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kim Man-bae, a key figure behind a scandal-ridden property development project in the Daejang-dong district of Seongnam, just south of Seoul, was sentenced by a court Wednesday to 30-months in prison on bribery charges.
Seoul police raided the state media regulation agency on Monday over allegations that an employee has leaked personal information of a petitioner to news outlets, officials said.
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday exercised his veto power to strike down a bill that would let the opposition-controlled National Assembly order a special investigation into first lady Kim Keon Hee's alleged involvement in stock manipulation. "(We) express a deep regret over the opposition bloc's unilateral move (to pass the bill to investigate the first lady) without bipartisan consent," preside.