Prosecutors grilled Noh Young-min, a former presidential chief of staff, in their investigation into the murder at sea of a South Korean fisheries official by North Korean soldiers in 2020.
Prosecutors raided the Land Ministry and a CJ Group affiliate as part of a probe into corruption allegations against a former Democratic Party official and the chief of staff to former President Moon Jae-in.
A former Blue House official questioned Wednesday about the 2019 repatriation of two North Korean fishermen defended the government's decision as being in the "national interest."
The prosecution must get answers from Moon about the mysterious incidents that took place during his presidency.
Prosecutors on Wednesday summoned a former Blue House official for questioning over his role in the government's 2019 decision to repatriate two North Korean fishermen caught on the South Korean side of the East Sea.
The main opposition party on Thursday demanded Presidential Chief of Staff Noh Young-min step down after he called the organizers of antigovernment rallies in August “murderers” for causing clusters of Covid-19 infections.
President Moon Jae-in on Monday replaced three key Blue House staff, including senior aides whose lucrative real estate investments have embarrassed the administration.
Presidential Chief of Staff Noh Young-min and five other senior Blue House aides tendered their resignations to President Moon Jae-in on Friday.
Eight senior Blue House aides still own more than one home, the Blue House said Friday.
Real estate dominates conversations these days. One sad episode from a family goes like this. In February, a man in his 30s who earns a decent income in a professional field consulted with his parents about buying a home. A big...
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