Yoon arrives at Daegu office, continues denouncing DP plan

Arriving at the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office on Tuesday, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl denounced plans by the ruling Democratic Party (DP) to strip the prosecution service of its investigative powers, calling it a “sellout to corruption.”

2021-03-03

Justice Ministry keeps prosecution reassignments to a minimum

The Ministry of Justice offered an olive branch to the prosecution on Monday by allowing prosecutors investigating politically volatile cases to retain their posts in the latest reshuffle.

2021-02-22

DP lawmakers push to purge prosecution of investigative powers

Hardline lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) are pushing for a plan to completely take away investigative powers from the prosecution and launch a new investigation agency.

2021-02-10

CIO ruled constitutional, but ideological split remains

Korea’s Constitutional Court upheld the constitutionality of the newly established Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) on Thursday, striking down challenges claiming the agency violated the principle of separation...

2021-01-28

Corruption-slaying CIO officially starts up

Korea launched an independent anticorruption agency with vast authority to crack down on erring high-ranking officials, a milestone in a decades-long campaign to rebalance the country’s law enforcement agencies.

2021-01-21

Birth of a behemoth

After the redistribution of investigative authority between the prosecution and the police, a mammoth police organization takes off, starting next year. But there are concerns about a reshaped law enforcement body that has taken...

2020-12-29

Collapse of justice

The purge has finally taken place. A disciplinary panel of the Justice Ministry ordered a two-month suspension for Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl. With approval from President Moon Jae-in, the ministry now can entirely command...

2020-12-17

Moon praises passage of final CIO bill as 'historic' move to rein in prosecution

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday expressed hope that the new investigation agency for high-ranking public officials will serve as an effective check on the power of state prosecutors.

2020-12-15

Prosecutors implore Choo to reconsider suspension

Almost all members of the prosecution — from rank-and-file prosecutors to the acting chief — pressed Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae to recant her decision to suspend Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl.

2020-11-30

Choo's accusation against Yoon backfires

Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae’s accusation that Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl misused a special activities budget backfired Tuesday after lawmakers revealed that a chunk of the money was moved around by Choo's own ministry.

2020-11-10

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