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National Assembly Advances Second Special Counsel Bill on Yoon and Kim Keon Hee

PPP leader Jang Dong-hyeok has begun a hunger strike to force separate probes into Unification Church bribery allegations.

Lawmakers discuss a bill calling for a second round of comprehensive special counsel probe into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law and corruption allegations and other things during a plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul on Jan. 15, 2026. (Yonhap)
Jang Dong-hyeok, leader of the main opposition People Power Party, and party lawmakers stage a rally to protest the ruling Democratic Party's push to pass a special counsel probe bill to investigate former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law, corruption allegations surrounding his wife and the death of a Marine, at the National Assembly on Jan. 15, 2026. (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • The bill, introduced and brought to the floor Thursday, would reopen investigations into former president Yoon Suk Yeol, former first lady Kim Keon Hee and the 2023 death of a Marine.
  • It covers 17 allegations that sponsors say were left unresolved by three earlier special counsels.
  • The Democratic Party, holding 163 of 296 seats, plans to pass the measure once the People Power Party’s filibuster runs its course, with a vote expected Friday.
  • PPP lawmakers staged a rally and launched a filibuster, while demanding special counsel bills on alleged Unification Church payments and nomination-related bribery.
  • Both sides accuse each other of political motives, with the clash expected to intensify party conflict ahead of June local elections.