Cho and most members bidding for proportional seats were found guilty on criminal charges in lower courts or are on trial. The country is going in the strange direction before the election.
The chief of a minor party that could upend the general election vowed to summon President Yoon Suk Yeol before the National Assembly to respond to allegations that prosecutors under his watch illegally stored criminal suspects' information.
The Foreign Ministry of Australia says it welcomes the new ambassador. But his new role as ambassador will certainly shrink if he is required to go back and forth between the two countries for investigation.
The Democratic Party has submitted a bill to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate former defense minister Lee Jong-sup over his alleged involvement in the tragic death of a Marine last year after Lee arrived in Australia as ambassador.
Cho Kuk, the leader of a new party he created ahead of the April 10 parliamentary elections, has threatened the governing party's interim leader that he will push for a special investigation of the government if he is elected as a lawmaker.
Prosecutors sought a four-year prison sentence for the sister-in-law of football star Hwang Ui-jo for leaking Hwang's sex tapes on Wednesday.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office indicted a person surnamed Kim, 32, for illegally creating and forging documents after he submitted to prosecutors a fake petition written by ChatGPT.
Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk announced Tuesday he will launch a new political party to fight against "prosecutorial dictatorship" ahead of the April 10 general elections.
President's office claims that the DP's motive of the investigation bill is clearly intended to manipulate public opinion in its favor ahead of the general election in April. DP aruges Yoon decided to confront the people in order to shield his family
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