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Special counsel seeks arrest warrant for ex-prosecutor general in martial law case

Shim Woo-jung is accused of reviewing the dispatch of prosecutors to the joint martial law investigation headquarters on Dec. 3, 2024, as well as helping prepare a document outlining court jurisdiction under martial law.

2026.7.14

Former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung arrives at a special counsel team's office in southern Seoul to undergo questioning as a suspect in this file photo taken Sept. 30, 2025. [YONHAP]

Special counsel raids prosecution over ex-chief's alleged role in Yoon's failed martial law

A special counsel team raided the top prosecutor's office on Thursday over former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung's alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid in 2024.

2026.4.23

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Former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung appears at the special counsel’s office set up at the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office in southern Seoul on Sept. 21 to face questioning as a suspect. [KIM JONG-HO]

Former Prosecutor General faces questioning in martial law investigation

Former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung appeared before the special counsel on Sunday to be questioned over allegations that he received orders to dispatch prosecutors during former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.

2025.9.21

Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung arrives at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on March 10. [YONHAP]

Prosecutor General Shim announces resignation amid gov't's judicial reform push

Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung announced his resignation Tuesday, nine months into his term, indirectly expressing strong concerns about the judicial reforms being pursued by the Lee Jae Myung administration.

2025.7.1

Representatives of the Democratic Party, Rebuilding Korea Party, Jinbo Party and Social Democratic Party submit a criminal complaint against Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung with the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, on March 10. [NEWS1]

Rival parties' complaints pit CIO, prosecution against one another

The Democratic Party and its allies filed a criminal complaint against Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung with the state anticorruption watchdog on Monday over the prosecution's decision to release impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from detention.

2025.3.10

Top prosecutor says 'due process' behind no appeal of Yoon's release

Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung said Monday that the decision not to immediately appeal the court’s cancellation of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention was based on the principle of due process under the warrant system.

2025.3.10

Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol makes a triumphant fist gesture toward his supporters as he leaves the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi, on March 8. [YONHAP]

Irate liberals threaten to impeach prosecutor general after Yoon's release from custody

The Democratic Party threatened to impeach Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung after President Yoon was released from custody following a court ruling on his detention.

2025.3.9

Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung speaks in a parliamentary inspection of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Monday. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Top prosecutor to exercise investigative authority if office pursues first lady case

Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung said Monday he will exercise his investigative authority in an alleged stock manipulation case involving first lady Kim Keon Hee, if the prosecution's recent decision not to indict her is appealed.

2024.10.21

First lady Kim Keon Hee arrives at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on June 10. [NEWS1]

DP to pursue impeachment of top prosecutor over dismissal of first lady's stock manipulation case

The liberal Democratic Party said it will move to impeach Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung over the dismissal of charges against first lady Kim Keon Hee in a stock manipulation case.

2024.10.18