Prosecutors Summon Fmr Presidential Policy Chief in Moon Gov t Data Fabrication Probe kbs.co.kr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kbs.co.kr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The prosecution has ordered a reinvestigation into two former high-ranking presidential officials over their suspected involvement in the election meddling scandal surrounding the .
The prosecution on Thursday raided the Ministries of Land and Finance, Statistics Korea and the Korea Real Estate Board over allegations that the previous Moon Jae-in administration manipulated statistics on housing prices. The move came after the Board of Audit and Inspection requested an investigation into allegations that Moon's presidential office and the Land Ministry at that time of his presidency abused t.
The floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) urged President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday to carry out a complete overhaul of the way he runs the government, saying that otherwise, his administration would be recorded as the worst-ever since South Korea s democratization.
The previous Moon Jae-in administration has taken flak for allegedly manipulating economic data to conceal policy failures. The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) said Friday that key policymakers of the Moon government had engaged in distorting various statistics on home prices, income & distribution and employment.