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Seoul Court Issues Detention Warrant for Kim Ye-seong, Aide to Ex-First Lady

The special counsel has asked authorities to invalidate his passport to secure an Interpol Red Notice following his reported flight to Vietnam to evade questioning.

Assistant special counsel Moon Hong-joo leaves the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office in southern Seoul on June 18, 2025. (Yonhap)
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This composite photo shows Min Joong-ki (L), lead prosecutor of the special counsel in charge of the allegations surrounding former first lady Kim Keon Hee. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • The Seoul Central District Court on July 16 approved a detention warrant for Kim Ye-seong on charges of evading summonses in the probe of Kim Keon Hee’s network.
  • Investigators say Kim fled to Vietnam in April and ignored repeated summonses from the special counsel team led by Min Joong-ki.
  • Special counsel prosecutors have requested an Interpol Red Notice through the National Police Agency to bring Kim back to South Korea.
  • The prosecution plans to revoke Kim’s passport via the foreign ministry to prevent further international travel.
  • Authorities allege Kim received about 18.4 billion won in suspicious investments through his rental car company IMS in 2023.