The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) could consider introducing special counsel probes to ensure the legality of ongoing investigations targeting opposition figures, the party s floor leader said Tuesday.
Prosecutors on Monday sought a 15-year prison term for Lee Hwa-young, former vice governor of Gyeonggi Province, over allegations of accepting substantial bribes from Ssangbangul Group and involvement in an unauthorized remittance case to North Korea.
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The most urgent task for Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, who was inaugurated in a ceremony Monday, is to do away with judiciary distrust stoked by his predecessor, Kim Myeong-su. Distrust of the court was fanned by trial delays, among other factors. It took three years and nine months to issue first-trial sentences against former Justice Minister Cho Kuk and two years and five months for Yoon Mi-hyang, an independent lawm.