
Seoul: South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly passed a special counsel bill Thursday to investigate allegations against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s influence-peddling scandal linked to the parliamentary by-elections in 2022. The allegations centre on Myung Tae-kyun, a self-proclaimed power broker, who allegedly took approximately 76 million won (US$54,400) from former ruling party lawmaker Rep. Kim […]