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South Korea's Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho has resigned following disagreement with the ruling Democratic Party over proposed limits on prosecutors' supplementary investigation powers, part of broader criminal justice reforms taking effect in October.
South Korean authorities have raided the National Election Commission headquarters as part of an investigation into alleged manipulation of electoral statistics linked to ballot shortages during June local elections.
South Korea's former Cheongdo county chief Kim Ha-soo was discovered dead on a mountain Monday while under investigation for corruption charges, including allegedly accepting illegal payments for promotions.
South Korea's Supreme Court has upheld the seven-year prison sentence handed to former president Yoon Suk Yeol for crimes connected to his failed 2024 martial law declaration, rejecting appeals from both prosecutors and the defence.