Overview

• The government approved three revised bills that expand the timelines and resources for ongoing special counsel investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife.
• The revisions permit extending each investigation by up to 30 days to accommodate ongoing work by the teams.
• The measures also increase the number of assistant special counsels and other personnel assigned to the probes.
• The three teams are investigating an alleged attempt to impose martial law, corruption allegations involving Kim Keon Hee, and a suspected cover-up tied to a Marine's 2023 death.
• The Cabinet approved the bills at a meeting led by Prime Minister Kim Min-seok after earlier passage by the National Assembly, and they will be sent for presidential promulgation.