South Korea conducts historic raid on ex-president Yoon’s home amid corruption scandal
Yoon Suk-yeol’s home was raided amid influence peddling allegations involving his wife and close aides
“We have begun executing a search and seizure warrant at the former president’s residence” concerning allegations of influence peddling involving an intermediary named Jeon Seong-bae, the Seoul Nambu District Prosecutors’ Office said.
While Yoon was in office, critics accused prosecutors of hesitating to pursue cases involving the presidential couple, particularly given Yoon’s former position as their boss.
“It shows prosecutors are now deadly serious,” Choi Jin, head of the Institute for Presidential Leadership, told This Week in Asia.
“In my memory, this is the first time a former president’s private home has been searched in this manner since former dictator Chun Doo-hwan’s house was raided by prosecutors investigating his slush funds in 2013,” he said.