Last Friday’s bipartisan compromise on a bill cutting back on the investigative powers of the prosecution has been scorned by prosecutors and the general public.
The ruling Democratic Party (DP) showed no signs of relenting on a controversial prosecution reform bill on Tuesday, despite an appearance by Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo at the National Assembly to tell lawmakers to kill the bill.
President Moon Jae-in rejected the protest resignation of Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo Monday, and offered a meeting instead.
Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo handed in his resignation on Sunday to protest the ruling Democratic Party’s submission of two bills aimed at stripping the prosecution of its authority to investigate once and for all.
The chief of the state prosecution service submitted his resignation Sunday to protest the ruling Democratic Party's (DP) push to strip the law enforcement agency of its investigative powers.
The chief prosecutor vowed to stake his title and do his utmost to fight the bill sought by the ruling Democratic Party (DP) proposing to strip the prosecution of all its investigative powers.
At first glance, the argument that Korea will become a republic of the prosecution seems reasonable since a former prosecutor-general was elected president.
After the ruling Democratic Party threatened to deprive the prosecution of its investigative rights, even Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo, known as a pro-government prosecutor, objected to the scheme.
The chief of the state prosecution service officially declared Monday his opposition to the liberal Democratic Party's (DP) plan to strip the agency of its investigative powers, saying such a move would render his position meaningless.
Even pro-government Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo is resisting the Moon Jae-in administration’s attempt to diminish the independence of the prosecution. On Tuesday, the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office squarely opposed Justice...
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