President Lee Jae-myung’s ongoing criminal cases, including Daejang-dong development allegations and Ssangbangwool remittances linked to North Korea visits, remain suspended during his term and are slated to resume only after it ends in 2030. A Ministry of Justice Prosecution Future Committee launched in mid-2026 has prioritized review of these matters alongside claims of prior investigative overreach, while the ruling Democratic Party has advanced special counsel legislation that could enable indictment withdrawals or cancellations. Recent police dismissal of a related complaint for lack of evidence and the absence of new arrest warrants or active proceedings reinforce the procedural barriers. These factors, combined with the president’s focus on economic initiatives and alliance management, underpin trader consensus that detention before 2027 remains improbable.