South Korea special prosecutor indicts ex-president Yoon over opinion polls
South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted for allegedly violating political fundraising laws by accepting public opinion polls worth 270 million won, prosecutors say.
REUTERS
December 24, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo
Kim Hong-Ji/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)
-Heejin Kim/Reuters
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