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South Korea special prosecutor indicts ex-president Yoon over opinion polls

By Thomson Reuters Dec 24, 2025 | 1:20 AM

SEOUL, Dec 24 (Reuters) – South Korea’s special prosecutor ‍has indicted ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol on allegations of ‌violating the political ‌fundraising act by illegally receiving public opinion polls, according to ​a statement from the ‍special ​prosecution team ​on Wednesday.

Yoon and ‍his wife, Kim Keon Hee, are accused of receiving opinion ‍polls worth of 270 million won ($185,623.14) ‍in ‍total in ​2021 and ​2022 ⁠from a power ‌broker, the team said.

($1 = 1,454.5600 won)

(Reporting by Heejin KimEditing by Ed ⁠Davies)