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It was Choo Mi-ae

2021-07-21

Yoon's wife denies hostess claims mentioned in 'X-file'

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl’s wife has denied rumors that she used to work as a hostess at a hotel nightclub before getting married.

2021-06-30

No shame, no trust

The powers that be are relentless in their hypocrisy. After all the controversies over former Justice Ministers Cho Kuk and Choo Mi-ae and lawmaker Yoon Mee-hyang, the latest figure to find himself in the eye of a storm is...

2021-02-14

New justice minister acts a lot like the old one

In his first prosecutorial shuffle, Justice Minister Park Beom-gye spared a key ally of the administration — and disregarded an appeal by Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl.

2021-02-08

Farewell, goodbye

Outgoing Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, right, shakes hands with her supporters on Wednesday as she leaves the government complex in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, right after having a farewell ceremony in the Justice Ministry office.

2021-01-27

A kiddie talent pool

President Moon Jae-in’s approval ratings were bound to fall. Every policy from minimum wages to real estate, nuclear power phase-out, prosecutorial reforms and North Korean issues caused controversy. He pushed the public’s...

2021-01-13

Appoint a special prosecutor

A charge has been made with the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission against a prosecutor for fabricating a state document to stop Kim Hak-eui, who briefly served as vice justice minister under former President Park...

2021-01-12

Choo must take responsibility

The photo with a hand stretched out of a prison window with “SOS” written on it from the Dongbu Detention Center in Seoul, where Covid-19 patients were segregated or crammed into one room, reminded me of the desperate call for...

2020-12-31

In search of hope

In spring, my college-aged daughter suggested we invest in stocks. The Kospi, which fell as low as 1,300 in March, was recovering and in the range of 2,000. I advised against it, citing downside risks from a global slump and...

2020-12-31

Power and victims

PARK JIN-SEOKAustrian writer Stefan Zweig famously said it was more common for those in power to fear the victims more than the other way around. He described the nature of power as desiring an enemy’s sacrifice but fearing...

2020-12-30

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