Kim Keon Hee, spouse of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, attends her first trial listening to on the Seoul Central District Court docket, Sept. 24. Joint Press Corps
Particular prosecutors investigating corruption allegations surrounding former first girl Kim Keon Hee searched one other particular counsel staff Tuesday to safe proof associated to alleged makes an attempt to silence investigations Kim confronted, officers stated.
Particular counsel Min Joong-ki’s staff despatched investigators to hold out a court-issued warrant to grab paperwork from particular counsel Cho Eun-suk’s staff investigating allegations associated to former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial regulation bid.
The search-and-seizure happened as a procedural formality for Cho’s staff to share proof.
Min’s staff seeks to safe textual content data between Kim and former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae from Might final 12 months by way of Telegram, through which Kim reportedly requested Park about progress in investigations she confronted.
Prosecutors on the time have been investigating Kim on suspicion of involvement in a inventory manipulation scheme and receiving a luxurious bag. Across the time of the messages, Yoon additionally held cellphone talks with Park a number of occasions.
Later that month, the justice ministry carried out a sweeping change of personnel on the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Workplace dealing with Kim’s instances.
A prosecution staff later dropped costs towards Kim within the inventory manipulation and luxurious hand bag instances.
