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South Korean Bill to Extend Yoon Probe by 30 Days Clears Subcommittee but Needs Further Votes
A parliamentary subcommittee approved legislation to prolong a special counsel investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife. The measure would add 30 days and increase staff assigned to the team.
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A parliamentary subcommittee on July 10 passed a bill extending a comprehensive special counsel investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife by 30 days. The legislation would move the deadline from July 24 to August 23 and raise the number of public officials assigned to the team from 130 to 150. Rep.
Kim Seung-won of the ruling Democratic Party said the bill cleared the subcommittee of the National Assembly Committee on Legislation and Judiciary after a meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul. The measure still requires approval by the full judiciary committee before it can advance to a plenary vote.
The investigation combines three earlier probes into Yoon's imposition of martial law in December 2024, allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee, and the death of a young Marine.
It was launched in February 2026 after concerns that the separate inquiries had not fully addressed key allegations.
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