Politics · South Korea · 15 hrs ago
South Korea’s Democratic Party calls for renewed probe into bar gathering case
South Korea’s Democratic Party renewed allegations about a gathering involving Han Dong-hoon on November 9.
Han is an independent lawmaker, and the gathering was alleged to have taken place at a bar in Cheongdam-dong.
The party said there were suspicions that police had manipulated the investigation.
It called for the case to be investigated again.
Earlier, a court ruled the gathering allegation was false.
The court also ordered Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Eui-kyeom and others who raised the allegation to pay damages to Han.
The party’s renewed claims challenge the earlier handling of the case, but no next steps for a new investigation were reported.
South Korea’s Democratic Party renewed its claims about an alleged drinking gathering in Cheongdam-dong on Nov. 9.
The party alleged that the police investigation into the case may have been manipulated and called for a new probe.
A court had previously ruled that the allegation was false.
The court ordered Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Eui-gyeom and others who raised the allegation to pay damages to Han Dong-hoon.
- Who
- South Korea’s Democratic Party raised the claim; the allegation concerns independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon.
- What
- The party called for a renewed investigation, alleging that the police probe may have been manipulated.
- When
- Nov. 9; the article was published on Nov. 9, 2026.
- Where
- Cheongdam-dong, the location associated with the alleged gathering.
- Why
- The party said there were suspicions that the police investigation had been manipulated.
South Korea’s Democratic Party
Han Dong-hoon and the court ruling
Allegation
South Korea’s Democratic Party
The party renewed the claim about the alleged Cheongdam-dong gathering.
Han Dong-hoon and the court ruling
The court had ruled that the allegation was false.
Investigation
South Korea’s Democratic Party
The party alleged that the police investigation may have been manipulated and called for a new probe.
Han Dong-hoon and the court ruling
Not stated in the article.
A court ruled the drinking-gathering allegation was false and ordered Kim Eui-gyeom and others who raised it to pay damages to Han Dong-hoon.
The Democratic Party raised the allegation again and called for a renewed investigation.
- Date
- Nov. 9, 2026
- Party
- South Korea’s Democratic Party
- Person concerned
- Han Dong-hoon, an independent lawmaker
- Location
- Cheongdam-dong
- Previous ruling
- A court ruled the allegation was false and ordered Kim Eui-gyeom and others to pay damages to Han Dong-hoon.
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What people are saying
Suspicion of an investigation being manipulated; it must be reinvestigated