President Lee Jae-myung, elected in June 2025, faces multiple suspended criminal cases from his prior roles, including Daejang-dong development allegations, Ssangbangwool remittances to North Korea, election law violations, and perjury. South Korea’s constitution grants sitting presidents immunity from prosecution except for insurrection or treason, leading courts to indefinitely postpone all five trials during his term. A Justice Ministry fact-finding panel is reviewing past indictments for alleged procedural abuses, while Democratic Party-backed legislation seeks special counsel review focused on fact-finding rather than charge dismissal. Lee has publicly opposed provisions allowing indictment withdrawals in his matters and ruled out a second term. These institutional protections and ongoing prosecutorial reforms underpin trader expectations that no arrest will occur before 2027.