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

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 ...

By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul Former President Moon ... and his relocation from South Korea to Thailand, Jeonju prosecutors said. Mr. Lee, who was serving a prison term stemming from ...

SEOUL – South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in ... For charges of insurrection, he 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 ...

Lee Jae-myung has been the front-runner in South Korea's presidential election, but his candidacy has been complicated by ...

SEOUL—Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who left office in 2022, was indicted on bribery charges, a development that leaves all of the country’s leaders elected this century with post ...

Adding to South Korea's political drama ... and Park Geun-hye – were convicted of corruption and served prison terms. Former president Roh Moo-hyun, for whom Moon served as chief of staff ...

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 former president Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court Monday for the second hearing of his criminal trial to defend himself against insurrection charges over his short-lived declaration ...