A case that involved a high-level prosecutor drafting criminal complaints targeting Democratic Party figures in cooperation with a conservative lawmaker has shined a light on the omerta-like bond among powerful prosecutors, who are increasingly wading into Korea’s political scene
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
During the time that a high-ranking prosecutor conspired to file criminal complaints against political figures, Yoon was serving as head of the prosecution service and his close ally Han Dong-hoon was exchanging messages with the prosecutor in question
The strong words from South Korea’s main opposition party came in response to a court convicting a high-ranking prosecutor for conspiring to target political figures with criminal complaints