AsiaToday reporter Kim Hyun-gooProsecutors have launched a full-scale probe of political favor allegations surrounding a land development project in S..
AsiaToday reporter Kim Hyun-gooProsecutors have launched a full-scale probe of political favor allegations surrounding a land development project in S..
Photo : KBS News Prosecutors have indicted the head of its Seoul central district office over allegations he intervened in 2019 to stop an investigation into an alleged illegal travel ban imposed on former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-ui.
The Suwon District Office on Wednesday indicted Lee Sung-yoon without pretrial detention on charges of abuse of authority and obstruction of exercise of right.
It is the first time that the incumbent chief of the prosecution s largest district office has been indicted.
The decision comes two days after indictment was recommended by an independent panel that reviewed the validity of an ongoing investigation into Lee.
Controversy emerges over top prosecutor nominee
Posted : 2021-05-04 16:32
Updated : 2021-05-04 18:04
Kim Oh-soo, nominee for the prosecutor general post, answers reporters questions at Seoul High Prosecutors Office in southern Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap
By Jung Da-min
A controversy is emerging over President Moon Jae-in s pick for the nation s top prosecutor position, former Vice Justice Minister Kim Oh-soo.
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) welcomed the nomination, saying that Kim is the right person to complete the Moon government s prosecutorial reform and lead the organization stably. But the conservative main opposition People Power Party (PPP) said the presidential office must withdraw the nomination, calling the pro-ruling bloc figure unqualified to maintain the political neutrality required of a prosecutor general.