Monday
January 20, 2020
Gangnam-gu, South Korea
Fine Dust :
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...
Korea University Emeritus Professor Choi Jang-jip pointedly said, “The arrival of the Moon Jae-in administration has brought about the polarization of conservatism in Korea — and a crisis of democracy.” His diagnosis is that...
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.
Quite frequently, the Moon Jae-in administration’s words and actions don’t match up. It easily abandons its promises to the people and it does not hesitate to make new, unfeasible promises. The administration treats the people...
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.
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.
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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