Monday
January 20, 2020
Gangnam-gu, South Korea
Fine Dust :
In the tumultuous history of the National Assembly, it may never have been worse. The legislature has already hit rock bottom several times as it never has before. The ruling Democratic Party, with 176 seats in the 300-member...
After suspicions arose over alleged collusion between a Channel A reporter and a top prosecutor to dig up dirt on a core ally of the Moon Jae-in administration, Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae defined it as an attempt to “assassinate...
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl on Monday called on newly appointed prosecutors to defend democracy against “dictatorship and authoritarianism” in an ideologically charged speech that echoed his ongoing feud with the Ministry of Justice.
Liberal civic groups typically supportive of President Moon Jae-in are condemning the administration’s overt attempt to weaken the power of the prosecutor general.
Launching a committee for prosecutorial reforms last September, the justice minister at the time, Cho Kuk, named lawyer Kim Nam-joon as chairman. Kim, a member of the progressive Lawyers for Democratic Society, served as a policy...
An internal review panel under the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office recommended district prosecutors shut down a probe into a senior prosecutor accused of colluding with a reporter to frame a media personality close to the administration.
The largest opposition party’s attempt to impeach Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae was voted down by the ruling party during a National Assembly session on Thursday.
A major reshuffle of senior members of the prosecution is expected in the coming weeks, after two top prosecutors submitted resignations to create vacancies for Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae to fill.
Members of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) kicked off a series of questioning sessions on Wednesday by calling for cooperation with the North — within the boundaries of UN sanctions. Questioning sessions are held regularly at the National...
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl built his image as an upright prosecutor after he pressed ahead with investigations of the online opinion manipulation scandal during the conservative Park Geun-hye administration. Former Justice...
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