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Lee Jae-myung arrest
![Amid Legal Troubles, Lee Jae-myung Tightens Grip on South Korea’s Opposition Party Amid Legal Troubles, Lee Jae-myung Tightens Grip on South Korea’s Opposition Party](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-10-145557.jpg)
Amid Legal Troubles, Lee Jae-myung Tightens Grip on South Korea’s Opposition Party
By Eunwoo Lee
South Korean politics is becoming messier as the proxy war between Lee and President Yoon continues.
![South Korean Court Denies Arrest Warrant for Opposition Leader Lee in Corruption Allegations South Korean Court Denies Arrest Warrant for Opposition Leader Lee in Corruption Allegations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-06-6.jpg)
South Korean Court Denies Arrest Warrant for Opposition Leader Lee in Corruption Allegations
By Kim Tong-hyung
The judge said the evidence collected so far raises “substantial suspicion” about Lee’s involvement in the Seongnam development case, but not to a level that warrants his detainment.
![South Korean Lawmakers Vote to Lift Opposition Leader’s Immunity to Arrest South Korean Lawmakers Vote to Lift Opposition Leader’s Immunity to Arrest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-21-133950.jpg)
South Korean Lawmakers Vote to Lift Opposition Leader’s Immunity to Arrest
By Kim Tong-hyung
Despite the Democratic Party's majority, lawmakers voted to allow the party’s chair, Lee Jae-myung, to be arrested amid several corruption investigations.
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