South Korea's top prosecutor has instructed his staff to create a team dedicated to investigating allegations that first lady Kim Keon Hee accepted a luxury handbag in 2022, legal sources said Friday. Prosecutor General Lee One-seok made the call during a regular meeting with Song Kyung-ho, chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office, on Thursday, according to the sources. First lady Kim has come unde.
The deeds described in the recent verdict on a plot within the prosecution service were so reckless it’s hard to believe they were committed by public prosecutors
Prosecutor General Lee One-seok on Thursday slammed the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) for proposing a motion to impeach two active prosecutors on corruption charges, saying the party is out to protect its leader.
The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and its chairman Lee Jae-myung narrowly avoided a crisis after a court rejected an arrest warrant sought for Lee early Wednesday, which could have dealt a devastating blow to his political career and the party s campaign for next April s general election.
A Seoul court on Wednesday rejected an arrest warrant sought for opposition leader Lee Jae-myung over corruption charges, a decision that averted the biggest crisis yet for the for.