The investigation is one of three separate probes launched under Seoul’s new liberal government targeting the presidency of Yoon.

A South Korean special counsel arrested Kim Keon Hee, wife of detained former President Yoon Suk Yeol, local media reported Wednesday

The wife of South Korea’s jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested as investigators seek to charge her over various suspected crimes, including bribery, stock manipulation and meddling in the selection of a candidate.