Ruling party pushes through bill to extend probe into Yoon couple

The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a contentious bill to extend a special counsel investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, former first lady Kim Keon Hee, over the 2024 martial law and several corruption scandals. The bill was granted Cabinet approval later Tuesday. The special counsel investigation led by Kwon Chang-young and set to end Friday will now continue through to late August after the proposed revision passed with a 173-0 vote. The Democratic Party of Korea

By The Korea Herald