Prosecutors said Moon’s son-in-law was given a job and got a salary intended as bribes for the then President. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Acting leader and designated replacement resign, with Education Minister Lee Ju-ho taking over as acting president.

A bribery charge against Moon Jae-in makes him the latest in a line of former leaders to face criminal action, deepening the country’s political polarization.

South Korean prosecutors indicted former liberal president Moon Jae-in on bribery ... was sentenced to a 17-year prison term for a range of corruption crimes, but was pardoned by Yoon in late ...

Four other ex-South Korean leaders, including Moon’s immediate predecessors Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak, have been given prison terms. Moon’s political mentor, former President Roh Moo ...

Bribery charges against Moon Jae-in follow a recent history of former leaders having faced impeachment, prison or suicide.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been mulling whether to run for election, while the main opposition candidate and ...

If convicted, Yoon could be sentenced to life in prison or be given the death penalty -- although South Korea has had an ...

Seoul (AFP) – South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in ... For charges of insurrection, Yoon could be sentenced to life in prison or the maximum penalty: the death sentence.

South Korea's prosecutors said Thursday they ... Park Geun-hye -– were convicted of corruption and served prison terms. Former president Roh Moo-hyun, for whom Moon served as chief of staff ...