The main opposition-controlled National Assembly railroaded a contentious bill calling for a special counsel probe into allegations surrounding the death of a Marine, Thursday, despite fierce protests from the ruling party.
A ranking defense ministry official, named as a suspect in allegations of external pressure on the military investigation into last year s death of a young Marine, was questioned by the anti-corruption investigation office Monday for the second time in four days.
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The anti-corruption investigation office called in a key suspect for questioning Friday as part of an investigation into allegations that presidential and defense officials had interfered in a sensitive military inquiry concerning the on-duty death of a Marine last year.
President Yoon Suk Yeol named former judge Oh Dong-woon as the new chief prosecutor of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), Friday.