Once crusaders for justice, these prosecutors-turned-politicians now shy away from the very cases they once spearheaded investigations into, even apologizing to those they previously indicted
The court issued a first-trial ruling on Wednesday in a high-profile case in which former President Moon Jae-in's Cheong Wa Dae intervened in the June 2018 election for mayor of Ulsan. It sentenced former Ulsan Mayor Song Cheol-ho to three years in prison for violating the election law and former Ulsan police chief, and current opposition lawmaker Hwang Un-ha to two years behind bars for violating the election l.
The court issued a first-trial ruling on Wednesday in a high-profile case in which former President Moon Jae-in's Cheong Wa Dae intervened in the June 2018 election for mayor of Ulsan. It sentenced former Ulsan Mayor Song Cheol-ho to three years in prison for violating the election law and former Ulsan police chief, and current opposition lawmaker Hwang Un-ha to two years behind bars for violating the election l.
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Constitutional Court President Yoo Nam-seok was to retire on Friday, leaving a leadership vacuum at the country s two top courts as the Supreme Court has been without a head since September.