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

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