South Korea parliament rejects bill on special counsel investigation of first lady


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  • Saturday, 07 Dec 2024

FILE PHOTO: South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee participate in a wreath laying ceremony in Amsterdam, Netherlands December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's opposition-led parliament on Saturday rejected a bill proposing a special investigation into first lady Kim Keon Hee, a televised parliament session showed.

(Reporting by Joyce Lee, Cynthia Kim; Editing by William Mallard)

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